BEGINNERS - OUR BEGINNER SURF LESSONS

Our surf lessons & trips are open to surfers of all abilities, including beginners who want to learn to surf. If you’ve never surfed before, the beginner surf lessons are the ideal format for you to get started. Surfing is not an easy sport, so it’s important that you get the right advice and technique from the beginning. This will help you to avoid the frustration that many untutored surfers experience during their first days in the water and it will enable you to progress smoothly and safely. It will also help you to understand surfing etiquette, which is essential if you plan to surf in other more crowded breaks around the world. Starting with the right foundation is critical to becoming good at any sport and this is particularly the case when you learn to surf.

Beginner Instruction Program

The beginner surf lessons are divided into two parts. In the first days of the trip you’ll learn such fundamental skills as: sea-condition appraisal, sitting and paddling on the board, duck diving with a short board or turtle diving with a long board, controlled wipe-outs, fluent stand-up movement in broken waves, surfing broken waves and turning front and backside with full control and confidence. In the second part of the beginner surf lessons you’ll apply all these skills to real, unbroken waves, developing your skills and confidence under the careful instruction of your coach. In the evening there are informal workshops on such topics as wave patterns, currents, tides, potentially dangerous situations, priority rules, surf report reading and surfboard care and waxing. In addition, for those guests who are interested, the surf school will check out and comment on the video footage taken from the day. You’ll be surprised by how much you’ll learn from watching yourself on tape. The surf lessons will start each day with surf specific warm-up exercises.

To learn more about the coaching system, please see our instruction section