North County’s Top Surf School
- BREANNA LUKE
- Mar 3
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 6
Duran Barr & Crew
To surf is to feel, a blessing no surfer can deny. The ones that choose to devote their time teaching this blessing are the true, unsung angels of the water. There are many surf schools in North County, filled with messengers of the ocean’s wisdom, all devoted to sharing the stoke.
“Best Surf School of North County San Diego, 2024”
Since North County Surf Academy’s creation in 2019, owner, operator, and Carlsbad native, Duran Barr has been providing lessons to students of all levels primarily out of the Oceanside Harbor Beach South Jetty. Duran Barr and his team of instructors also operate surf clinics and provide Baja California tours to share their love of the ocean with their clients.
Born in Carlsbad and raised by legendary surfer and shaper, David Barr, Duran uses his platform of the sea to coach. Whether its coaching local youth talents, training adaptive athletes, to U.S or World International Surfing Association (ISA) gold medalists, or chasing swell surfing and filming around the globe, you can trust Duran Barr is truly ‘out there’. Even on land, Duran finds a way to stay among the motion by being a partner of Oceanside and Carlsbad seafood restaurant, Shoots Fish and Beer.
Hawes mentions, Coach Barr “helped me surf the biggest and best waves I’ve ever been in.”
Tyler Meppen, a four-year surf instructor at North County Surf Academy explains their success. “We have a team of seasoned instructors, top-quality equipment, flexible scheduling, and customer service is our main priority. We are very eager to teach, and it is always a fun time with us”. When it comes to Duran Barr as a boss Meppen claims, “He is very motivated. I respect that he likes to hustle just as hard as we do and that he charges big waves on his free time.”
Thirteen-year-old ripper and barrel chaser, Walker Hawes, was mentored by Duran Barr on a surf trip to Playa Zicatela Mexico, shares that Duran has helped him progress and go outside his comfort zone. Smart, talented, and nice are the words Walker Hawes uses to describe Duran Barr as a mentor.
Novice or expert, us students of the sea understand that it is proper etiquette to not only appreciate mother ocean for her greatness but to also show appreciation to the ones who help us gain the experience we crave.
North County Surf Academy
Surf lessons, coaching, camps, rentals
Call 760-643-7160
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