High Performance
Coaching Academy
- Competitive Youth Coaching
- Skill Development
- Competition Strategy & Mindset
- Cutting-Edge Video Analysis
- Coaching at Contests
Expert coaching for competitive youth surfers and fun Learn-to-Surf lessons for all ages, all around Orange County, California.
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Founded in 2017 in Dana Point, DP Surfcoach is run by owner and head coach Lucas Taub. He's been a competitive surfer since 2009 and on the WSL Qualifying Series since 2014, and still pulls on a contest jersey himself, so he knows exactly what his athletes are going through.
Lucas grew up in the water in Dana Point, surfing contests since 2009 and captaining the Dana Hills High School surf team for four years. The road trips, contest days and early sessions that shaped him are the same ones he now guides his athletes through.
Lucas has competed on the WSL Qualifying Series since 2014 and still pulls on a contest jersey himself.
Technique built wave by wave, from first pop-up to competition-level surfing.
Cutting-edge video review so you can see exactly what to fix.
Competition strategy, mindset, and coaching on the beach at your contests.
Guidance in and out of the water, from a coach who's walked the same path.
College Coaching
Lucas is Head Coach of the Westcliff University Surf Team, the program he once surfed for as a scholarship athlete. In his second year as head coach, he led Westcliff to its first national championship in program history.
On March 15, 2026, during a surf contest in Oceanside, Lucas jumped into the ocean fully clothed and brought a 6-year-old girl and her father safely back to shore from a rip current.
Good Morning America
“I had one job in mind, and that job was to bring those human beings to safety, especially being a surf coach and working with the youth.”
Surf coach speaks out after rescuing father, daughter from rip current
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“One of the number one things as a surf instructor is you can't panic in the ocean.”
Southern California surf coach hailed a hero after rescue of girl, father caught on camera
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Surfing with DP Surfcoach is about more than waves. Our groms train together, compete together and cheer each other on, building friendships on the beach and in the water.
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Ask About After SchoolWe're based in Dana Point, California, and coach at the top surf spots in South Orange County.
No. Equipment is available for Learn-to-Surf lessons. Just let us know when you book.
All of them, from first timers to advanced surfers. Kids and adults are welcome.
Both. Pick a private session for one-on-one attention or a group lesson to surf with friends and family.
Yes. Please complete the Release of Liability Form and bring it to your first class.
Email DPsurfcoach@gmail.com, call (949) 633-8391, or send a DM on Instagram @dp.surfcoach.
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