Where it began
Surfcamp Seignosse started the way most good things do — with friends, shared values, and a love for the ocean.
With my longtime mates Stefan and Christian, we kicked around the idea of opening a camp in a place that already felt like home to me — and one they loved just as much. Somewhere close to the beach. Somewhere alive. Somewhere where things were happening, and surfing was a religion.
We searched for the right spot — not the biggest, not the fanciest — just the one that made sense. A place where you could wake up, grab a board, and be in the water in minutes. Where days naturally flowed between surf, food, rest, and good company.
That’s how Surfcamp Seignosse came to life.
Built around people, not products.
Around shared moments, not schedules.
And around the simple idea that the best surf trips are the ones that feel real.
From Down Under to the Bay of Biscay
I’m Darren — though most people call me Broady.
Born and raised in Brisbane, Australia, my path to France wasn’t mapped out… it was surfed.
After leaving university, I swapped textbooks for a caravan by the beach. My only real plan was to chase waves, freedom, and whatever came next. That simple decision set me on a journey across the world until I eventually landed in Hossegor, France — and something instantly clicked.
The energy here is different.
The waves have a personality, the coastline has a pulse, and the people share a connection that’s hard to put into words. What began as a surf trip quickly turned into a home — the kind you feel rather than choose.
That same magnetic pull doesn’t just hit surfers like me. It’s contagious.
It becomes part of you.
This small stretch of coastline has become a meeting point for global surf culture — a place where energy, passion, and community come together in a way that’s impossible to forget once you’ve experienced it.
Visit once, and it stays with you.
Live here, and it shapes who you become.
From Surfboards to Surf Experiences
After 15 years working for Quiksilver, I ended up managing their surfboard factory, Euroglass. I sold boards for more than a decade — thousands of them — but eventually something felt missing. Surfing had given me so much more than a product: it gave me purpose, community, direction. And I realised I didn’t just want to sell a board…
I wanted to create an experience.
Around that time, the crew from Pure Surf Camps — long-time clients and friends — crossed paths with me in a way that made everything click. Conversations turned into ideas, ideas turned into plans, and before long Surfcamp Seignosse was born.
A place built not around products, but around people.
Surf. Connect. Repeat.
Every season, a handpicked crew of legends joins me to run the camp — instructors, creatives, adventurers. We’re here to make every week unforgettable.
We watch people change their lives here every week. Total beginners who catch their first wave, solo travelers who leave with a new family, and experienced surfers who rediscover the joy of simply being in the water.
This isn’t just a surf camp. It’s a place to reset, recharge, and remember what freedom feels like.
