Baja Weekender - Surf Societe Trip - Sep17-20

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

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