NW Women's Surf Camps & Retreats

08/14/2026

Live in the moment, open and receptive to all Life's wondrous gifts!

08/05/2026

It's time to honor a wonderful mentor, community leader and collaborative partner, Neal Maine.

Join us Tuesday, August 11 from 1 to 3 pm at the Necanicum Estuary Park for a Living Tribute to him. Neal will be there and will be celebrated with guest speakers and an unveiling of a new bronze mounted plaque recognizing his decades of service and limitless contribution to us.

All are Welcome to join! Parking is at the old Seaside High School on North Holladay. Seating for the first 75 attendees.

Please SHARE this event on Instagram with educators, students of Neal's, North Coast Land Conservancy Members, and Wildlife Enthusiasts.

08/05/2026

We manifested rain for our Women's Shower Tower Blessing on Saturday, with six water Goddesses joining me for the wish circle and warm water Shower blessing.

So grateful for it's installation by Seaside Public Works, for Seaside Parks Advisory Committee assisting me to get this park project to the finish line, and for community members who showed outstanding support early on!

Daily since July 15, I have enjoyed seeing teen girls and women surfers of all ages using it, elderly folks washing their feet of sand, kids rinsing off before they get in cars, a Dad rinsing his two toddlers off, families and men surfers too.

It's inception was and still is, to bring equanimity to Seltzer Park, by providing a multi nozzeled shower and foot bath amenity, for women, girls and all community members previously not served by the men's shower.

This is a rinse shower only, so no soaps and shampoos can be used in it. Protect the wetlands adjacent to the shower.

Please be mindful that four people can shower off at the same time. Limit your time rinsing if people are waiting. 😀

Men users please give priority to other community member users. There is a shower next to the men's restroom when it is in full use. Thank you!

07/23/2026

Join the Seltzer Park Women's Shower Tower Blessing, Saturday, August 1 at 10 am. Grab your girlfriends, Moms, women surfers and BFFs to join the fun!

Bring your wish for the 🌎 World to share as we form a Circle to celebrate this wonderful new water amenity and then experience one continual line of immersing in its water.

We did it!

Thank you to the members of our North Coast Community who wrote letters of support for its need, to equitably serve women and girls.

Thank you to our Seaside Parks Advisory Committee that were essential to get it to the finish line.

Thank you to our Seaside Public Works Director Paul Stull for its planning and installation.

Thank you for our former Public Works Director Dale McDowell for his assistance in initially getting through its City approval and purchase.

It was a community effort that feels so great!

Surf Stoked!

04/26/2026

Know Surf History. Hawaiian Big Wave Surfer Sion Milosky was one of the best! The way he paddled to get into huge waves that others would only tow into is so impressive. Humble, grounded and deeply connected to the Ocean and to his lovely family. A True surfer.

Sion Milosky was a Hawaiian big-wave surfer from Kalaheo, Kauai, known for his deep connection to the ocean, quiet humility, and fearless approach to heavy surf.

Surfing for Sion was rooted in passion and respect for the sea, a way of life centered on courage, presence, and commitment rather than recognition.

Before being widely known in the big-wave world, he worked in construction and other hands-on jobs, staying close to his working-class roots in Hawaii.

He rose to international attention through his performances in some of the world’s most demanding surf, including powerful swells at places like Mavericks and Hawaii’s big-wave breaks. In 2010, he earned global recognition when he was awarded the Ride of the Year at the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards for a standout wave at Mavericks, solidifying his reputation as one of the standout chargers of his generation.

Beyond surfing, Sion was a devoted family man. He was married to Suzi Milosky, and together they had two daughters. Those who knew him often spoke of his grounded nature and how deeply he valued time with his family, always carrying that love with him even during the most intense surf missions.

On March 16, 2011, Sion paddled out at Mavericks in Northern California during a powerful winter swell. After successfully riding waves earlier in the session, he was caught inside a heavy set wave and held down in extremely turbulent conditions. Despite immediate response from fellow surfers and rescue efforts, he did not survive.
Sion passed away doing what he loved most, challenging some of the heaviest waves on the planet with full commitment and heart.

He is remembered as a devoted father, a respected waterman, and a surfer who embodied humility, courage, and deep respect for the ocean. 🌊

04/19/2026

Enjoy this video teaching the steps essential to your progressive success on your path of surfing. Learning in the cold water temps, in the constantly changing dynamic PNW conditions year round and becoming comfortable being in the Ocean takes dedication to practice, patience, and putting yourself in the child's mind of play, curiosity and non-judgement.

I hope your path in surfing is always exciting, engaging and keeps you forever young!

To learn to surf this summer check out the amazing surf opportunities offered at Seapeoplesurf.com online. Founder and Head Surf Coach Kayli Jones will be bringing her talents, skills and ocean experience to each of her clinics, camps and session there.

If you are an Alumni of our program, Kayli is offering a special discount for each of you, add this promotional code LEGACY when booking one of her Progressive Surf Series and/or Foundational Surf Day Clinics and receive 20% off.

04/14/2026

Five Gems of Surfing shared by North Oregon Coast surfer and retired Director and Head Coach of NW Women's Surf Camps, Lexie Hallahan.

These are invaluable in creating a safe, mindful, vibrant, progressive and connective experience with your surfing.

Enjoy!

03/17/2026

02/04/2026

“It’s been a Wonderful Ride!”

I am so Grateful.

When I had my epiphany in the summer of 2004 that I am to teach women to surf, I trusted this calling and my intuition that if I offered surfing opportunities to women, it would all somehow work out. With my mission and business plan in place, I started my first of three Day Surf Camps, for women of all ages and teen girls, on June 11, 2005. They filled shortly after launching the registration and I knew that I was on my path, so I offered five more Day Surf Camps that very first summer.

From NW Women’s Surf Camps inception, I embraced the organic process of growth and the aligned seasonality which exists with a predominantly summer held program and business. Fall for composting the previous event season, winter to hibernate, rest and rekindle my inner strength and creativity, spring’s launch and registration of the upcoming summer program, and summer’s delightful intensity with all the events.

Along the way, I have had unwavering support from my surfing and business communities; partnering with legacy businesses like Cleanline Surf Company and O’Neill Wetsuits, attracting PNW surfing women who have always showed up to coach events with me, holding a shared belief in a vision that we could create a solid and representational presence of women in the PNW line up, that would be lasting.

Each year, I refined and expanded the program so as to capture the interest and demand of an ever growing and diverse spectrum of students; from our primary focus of women and teen girls, to coeds, young kids, couples, college programs and company teams. It’s been creative, fun and challenging to meet the high bar of excellence that I placed on our unique program, ever striving to be the very best surf instruction and coaching being provided in the PNW. The team of coaches combined their individual experience and perspective with my proven teaching methodology and surf “herstory” to deliver a truly successful outcome for our students, launching them on their paths of surfing.

Connection, Empowerment and Transformation has always been our mantra. With a keen early awareness of what I was creating, my husband, Tom, came to call what we do “Big Medicine”. It is the juicy healing and discovery that comes from this mantra’s intention. We hope that each of you have discovered and experienced this with us!

In July, we held our last two Surf Weekender Immersions, celebrating 21 seasons for NWWSC and me. It was serendipitous that my coach Jeannine Mackie who has been with me since the beginning in 2005 and my newest coach, Kayli Jones, who has taught with me for four seasons, would be coaching together in these last two events. They were such memorable camps, a little time for me to sit back, enjoy and witness the wonderful teaching that they both share so openly to students, with their enthusiasm, spontaneity and flow. On the last camp day, I had the rare experience to be crowned Queen of the Surf with a NW flower hoku lei and a spontaneous paddle out circle with the students and coaches, to wrap up the last day’s celebration.

With that, I pass on the teaching torch to coach Kayli Jones and to the numerous new women surf opportunities, groups and connections that are being created and offered in the PNW.

I will be posting regularly inspirational images and videos on NW Women’s Surf Camps Instagram page, I invite you to follow us there to stay connected in our loop. Note: I am in the process of adding numerous NWWSC videos made in series over the years onto NW Womens Surf Camps You Tube Channel for your viewing pleasure. Check that space in early March for them; Surf Stoked-A Women's NW Surfing Perspective and Recipe for a Perfect Wave-Surf Science we taught in all events and lessons. There are other videos already posted up there now.

You are also invited and encouraged to share your own experience with us by posting comments, writing Google reviews, and/or mailing cards to NWWSC, P.O. Box 425, Seaside, OR 97138.

I am for the fourth time in my 65 years of this wondrous life "recreating" myself with my honey, Tom, in tow. See you in the waves this summer! Joyously content, Lexie Moon

01/02/2026

12.31.2025 Epic last Razor Clam harvest of the year! Godsmacked beauty to behold. We will be enjoying these lovelies for the first week of 2026...simply grateful.