You’ve seen the epic surf on Endless Summer and Big Wednesday. Now it’s your turn…start small and feel the freedom and power as you ride down the glass like face of the perfect wave. Surfing lessons are for beginners right through to advanced surfers. Complete beginners can experience the rush of catching their first wave.

All lessons - beginners through to pro - progress through the skills of surfing according to the students' abilities and previous experience. The instructors will start by checking the surf conditions with you and lead into the warm up to prepare your body for a session of surfing fun, entertainment and improvement. Beginners sessions These lessons will cover the basics of riding a surfboard and how to catch a wave, surf awareness and ocean conditions (rips, currents, tides) all whilst you are on the beach.

The focus is to introduce you as a beginner surfer to the pure thrill and addiction of surfing a great wave, but also to educate you on the dangers of the ocean and the importance of fitness and safety. Techniques you will learn include: How to ride a surfboard, surf awareness, surf safety, warm-up and stretches. This group session is a great way to get an introduction to surfing and a taste for the rush that it is!

You can also choose which of the following beaches you would like to surf from:

• Umina/Ocean Beach - a protected bay that rarely gets large swells and offers arguably the most ideal conditions for learning to surf
• Avoca Beach - a more open beach that can almost guarantee waves 365 days a year and some of the best surfing on the coast
• Terrigal Beach - another open beach which regularly offers ideal learning conditions