Captain Manny V, your guide with 40 years of local knowledge in the region, takes care of all the details so you can recharge your soul with A Worry-Free And Safe Weekend Escape To Northern Baja!
> 40 YEARS OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE WITH MANNY V
> BECOME A BETTER SURFER TRAVELING WITH EPIC
> FEEL THE FREEDOM OF THE SURF ADVENTURE
> NO CROWDS AND EMPTY LINE UPS IS OUR MISSION
Safety Is Priority -> Captain Manny V takes his job seriously when it comes to ensuring your safety. He's been traveling the world his entire life and has put his heart and soul into these trips. You get to take advantage of his 40 years of local knowledge and 22 years of surf tour guiding. The best part about traveling with Captain Manny V? You get to experience the Aloha family vibe with his solid community of friends and businesses in the area.
Location: Northern Baja
Accommodations: Safe, Secure, and Steps To The Surf
Duration: Meet 7:47am on Friday Morning In Imperial Beach
Depart Baja House 10am Sunday (Arrive Back In Imperial Beach Approx 12pm)
Wave Riding Vehicle: All
Surf Experience: Novice - Expert
Group Size: Up To 4 (After three sign-ups, rooms will be shared) *Minimum 3 Persons
If you have your own group or want your own private Baja Weekender, please email
- Baja Experienced Bilingual Surf Guide/Instructor
- Ground Transportation (Mexico Insured Vehicle - Chevrolet Suburban)
- Accommodations (Four Bedroom Home)
- Authentic Mexican Food (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- Light Breakfast - Water, Juice, Breakfast Burritos, Fruit, Coffee, Snacks
- Lobster Dinner At The Infamous Puerto Nuevo Village (options available)
- Filtered Water While On “Surf Excursion” - Bring Your Water Bottle To Be Filled
- Fresh Hot Water Rinse On "Surf Excursion"
- All Photos (web-sized), All Drone Footage, and All HD Video Clips
- Tips At Restaurants
- Epic Surf Tours Merchandise and Photo Printing Discounts
- You'll Receive A 10-Point Checklist
- You'll Receive An Online Release Form To Sign
- Details On How To Receive Your Tourist Visa
The Nose Ride Blueprint Baja Retreat
The Surf Société x Epic Surf Tours longboard immersion with Erin “Worm” Meza-Ashley
This is more than a surf trip.
The Nose Ride Blueprint Baja Retreat is a four-day, three-night Northern Baja longboard experience designed to help you take what you are learning in our online community and apply it in real waves, with real footage, real-time feedback, and a group of women working toward the same goal.
The retreat takes place during Surf Société’s 2026 Nose Ride Blueprint Challenge, a 12-week online program running August 19 through November 4. Inside the challenge, we’ll work through the foundations of noseriding: setup, timing, cross-stepping, wave reading, mindset, workshops, mentorship, and video feedback.
Then we take that work to Baja! To surf and learn in person.
Epic Surf Tours and Manny Vargas handle the Baja side: transportation from Imperial Beach, accommodations, meals, local wave hunting for longboarding and noseride practice, logistics, and footage.
Surf Société and Erin bring the longboard progression layer: focused mentorship, video review, shared session goals, and the support of a small sisterhood learning together.
What We’ll Work On
The ocean will shape our schedule, but each day will have a shared focus:
Thursday: Intention + Mental Game Get clear on where you are starting from, what feels strong, where you hesitate, and how you want to approach the weekend.
Friday: Movement, Cross-Stepping + Style Map out your cross-step on your own board, understand how you use its space, and explore movement that feels functional, confident, and true to your surfing.
Saturday: Finding the Edge Test the timing. Try things before they feel perfect. Learn from the waves that do not work. One of the best ways to learn how to noseride is to learn when not to noseride.
Sunday: Integration Enjoy one last surf, reflect on what shifted, and get clear on what you want to keep working on once you are home.
Meet Your Mentor: Erin “Worm” Meza-Ashley
Worm is a longtime longboarder, contest judge, and Surf Société mentor known for her thoughtful, expressive approach to surfing. She started surfing as an adult in college and developed her own style by paying close attention to the relationship between body, board, wave, and timing.
Throughout the trip, Worm will lead short mentor discussions, help guide an on-land movement workshop, and join our video reviews to help each surfer better understand what they are seeing and feeling in the water.
Youtube Clip: https://youtu.be/12k7CFb6Ntc?si=OTJM4PQmg6Q8fd5j
Nose Ride Blueprint Access Included
Surf Société members already receive the Nose Ride Blueprint Challenge as part of membership.
Not a member yet? Every Baja Retreat guest will receive complimentary access to the full 2026 Nose Ride Blueprint Challenge, so you can prepare before the trip and continue building on what you learn after Baja.
Only three guest spots are available.
More from The Surf Société:
About The Surf Société: https://youtu.be/k-x6OBxUV20
Surf Société Baja 2022: https://youtu.be/66AYhPViXU0?si=FKRafpTmKLjdakj7
Surf Société Baja 2024: https://youtu.be/0GmbQ4a_6SU?si=yHvcHuqwzVtuEyqY
BOOK YOUR TRIP >>> Surf Société Nose Riding Baja Weekender
This is it. Your bilingual surf guide/instructor in Northern Baja is ready to show you how awesome surfing in Baja can be. Captain Manny V has been hitting the waves in Baja since the '80s. You'll be led to empty line-ups perfect for learning or improving your surfing skills. He'll take you to the best local food spots, including a delicious lobster dinner on Saturday night. Plus, Manny V's decades of experience in surf photography will document your entire surf adventure. All the photos, all the epic drone footage, and all HD videos will be yours at no additional cost!
After 22 years of operating surf tours, you should know that Epic Surf Tours warrants and agrees to take all reasonable and necessary precautions to ensure the safety and comfort of all participants during the tour. Captain Manny V wants you to have the best experience possible.
In 2026, the Baja Weekender dates in June and July are three nights. Please click on dates in the availability table below for more info. Here’s a sample of your two-night epic itinerary:
Friday
Your two-night Baja Weekender trip begins when the group meets in Imperial Beach at 7:47am on Friday. First... before crossing into Mexico, we stop to get our tourist visa at the immigration office located right at the border. Then, we continue southbound. As we cannot enter the community where your home will be until 11am, we will have a couple of options. If by chance, we can enter the community before 11am, we will do so. Captain Manny V will make the call the morning of the trip. If there is no way to enter Las Gaviotas, the couple of options are:
Option 1: Head to Pueblo Magico restaurant for an epic breakfast. After breakfast, we do a quick food run at the local grocery store to load up on the morning essentials (coffee, fruit, snacks). This will put us to arrive at your Baja home around 11 a.m. After we go over some house items, divide up the rooms, and chat about the weekend ahead... we suit up and go surf!
Option 2: If the surf looks awesome, we hit up Secret Spot R before heading to breakfast and the grocery run. Secret Spot R is a right-hand point break that rolls right to our parking spot. Either way, have a wetsuit ready to go.
After a solid surf, we rest up before heading out to Manny V's favorite Birria spot for lunch. Vegetarians will have a few options available to choose from.
An afternoon or sunset session is on tap. It's really up to you if you want another surf or chill out to conserve your energy for Saturday's full-on surf marathon.
Colectivo Surf has a pretty well-rounded menu that caters to all. It's a great way to end the Epic first day.
Saturday
First light surf session is the name of the game at this location. This is to ensure you get an empty surf for at least an hour. If possible, bring two wetsuits to ensure you have a dry one for session two. Coffee will be ready before the first person wakes up. Light snacks and bananas will be available for those who like to eat before surfing. Again... this day is all about that first light surf session.
Once everyone has had their fair share of fun, Manny V will have brought breakfast burritos for you to enjoy after your first light session. You'll have a few hours to chill or surf again. Then, we'll head for lunch to one of Manny's favorite lunch spots! If time permits, we'll head to K-38 Surf Shop to pick up some surf souvenirs.
After lunch, we'll check the conditions and get back out there if it's good. Time permitting, each session will end with a slideshow of the photos and videos taken of your surf. At sunset, we'll get ready and head out for a delicious lobster dinner at the cool village of Puerto Nuevo. Thrifty Ice Cream is great to end an Epic day in Baja.
Sunday
This will be our last first light surf session on the trip. Get out there and get as much Baja perfection as you can. After your session, we'll load up and roll out for home. But not before our last incredible meal.
Once the car is loaded up and the house is clean, we're off to eat a solid meal. Where we eat our meal will depend on our group's desires. That could be anything from delicious burritos to tasty tacos. This is a decision made after we're all loaded up and ready to hit the road.
Unfortunately, all Epic things must come to an end. It's time to head back to our meeting point. Manny has a system in place to get you across the border in less than an hour. Of course, things may come up, but it's been pretty consistent for crossing under an hour. To make this happen, we have to be rolling north around 10am. Our goal is to be across the border by 12pm-1pm.
The new Baja Weekender house is super nice and comfortable with an incredible view. The home is close to the beach path, community pool, and jacuzzi. You will be steps from the white sandy beach and the epic right-point break (with lefts too).
My ultimate goal with all my trips is to ensure a safe, fun surf adventure. Please, by all means, email or call me back with any questions. I'm for ya. Email
Escape for a bit... Come #doEPICshit
| Trip | Date | Cost | Registered | Available | BOOK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baja Weekender - September 11-13 | 09-11-2026 7:45 am | $699.00 | 4 | 0 | |
| Baja Weekender - Surf Societe Trip - Sep17-20 | 09-17-2026 7:45 am | $1,350.00 | 0 | 3 | |
| Baja Weekender - November 6-8 | 11-06-2026 7:45 am | $699.00 | 0 | 4 | |
| Baja Weekender - November 20-22 | 11-20-2026 7:45 am | $699.00 | 0 | 4 | |
| Baja Weekender - December 11-13 | 12-11-2026 7:45 am | $699.00 | 0 | 4 | |
| Baja Weekender - December 18-20 | 12-18-2026 7:45 am | $699.00 | 0 | 4 |
