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Beginner Surf Lessons

Beginner Surf Lessons Newquay

£45 pp

2 hrs
1:8
Over 8
Medium
 Perfect for beginners - approx 3 hours from arrival to departure
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 Group ratio 1:8 instructor to students – great stand up rates!
 Equipment, changing rooms, lock box for valuables, warm showers and insurance all included
Learn to surf at our Newquay Surf School in Cornwall and prepare to get highly addicted. Our Beginner Surf Lessons are aimed at anyone who wants to try surfing or those looking to improve.
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What's Included

  • Allocation of equipment, wetsuit, and surfboard at the surf school
  • Changing rooms, lock box for valuables, showers, insurance
  • 3 hours from arrival to departure to enjoy your surfing lesson
  • Assessment of ocean conditions
  • Beach safety talk
  • Familiarisation with surfing terminology
  • A lively warm-up on one of  Newquay’s stunning beaches
  • Introduction to board handling
  • Introduction to prone riding
  • A dog sitter if you require it.  Just contact us for more details.
  • Jumping up, accelerating, and stopping safely
  • Discount card for après surf food/drink and the Rip Curl shop (15%)

ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN TO SURF?

Have you always dreamed of learning to surf? Is riding inside a tube on your bucket list? Or maybe you’re interested in what all the fuss is about with this surfing malarkey. Well look no further, visit our Newquay Surf School and prepare to get truly addicted! Here at the Newquay Activity Centre Surf School we offer exhilarating Beginner Surf Lessons aimed at first time surfers of all ages and abilities.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Our Beginner Surf Lesson introduces you to this super-cool and fun sport, teaching you the basics from beach safety to stand up surfing. You’ll get suited up in toasty-warm Rip Curl wetsuits and ID vests in our heated changing rooms. We also have safety lockers to store your clothes and valuables before heading down to either Fistral Beach or Great Western Beach. We use premium quality Swell foam surfboards for our Beginner Surfing Lessons as they offer the most stable platform on which to learn.

THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO START SURFING

“Am I too old? …I’m terrible at sport!” I hear you cry. Well, in fact, it’s never too late OR too early to start surfing! Regardless of age, background, experience or even balance, surfing is an enjoyable and accessible sport for everyone. With our highly qualified and enthusiastic instructors, we’re confident that you’ll have an enjoyable first blast – and we’re sure you’ll be coming back for another fix! Be warned, it’s addictive!

IS THIS LESSON FOR ME?

We’ve teamed up with our expert surf instructors to create a quiz to take the guesswork out. Take our quick What Level Surfer Are You Quiz to determine what level of surfer you are.

OUR EXPERTISE

Our Newquay Surf School is the longest longest running, launched in 1996. Drawing from his experience as the British and English Surfing Team Coach, each surf lesson package has been bespoke designed by company Founder, Rob Barber, to cater for beginner surfers and those more experienced surfers.

We have 3 sister companies, Women + Waves, Bodyboard-Holidays and Outdoor Activity Instructor Academy.

Our Newquay Activity Centre surf instructors pass through a 3 month long training course prior to starting work with us, in order to deliver our surf lessons. With over 200,000 guests passing through the centre, more than any other surf school in the UK, our experience has been gained organically and reflects in our endless positive results. Our surfing instructors complete their Beach Lifeguard Qualification (or equivalent), their International Surfing Association qualification but notably also undergo ongoing in-house training designed by company founder and previous British and English Surfing team coach, Rob Barber.

OUR VISITOR EXPERIENCES

We take huge pride in providing the best surf lessons and offering an amazing experience for our guests.  Don’t just take our word for it though, our reviews back this up!  We have over 3000 5 star Tripadvisor reviews and some amazing Google reviews…

We’re number one rated for Outdoor Activities in Newquay for a reason!

OUR TRAINING

We are licensed by AALA (Adventure Activities Licensing Authority) and are a recognised Training centre for SLSGB (Surf Life Saving Great Britain), the only one in Newquay.

Our instructors are trained and qualified to the following standards:

  • International Surfing Association Level 1 or  Level 2
  • SLSGB Beach Lifeguard
  • Inhouse trained to use GoPro’s and to deliver specific Newquay Activity Centre lesson packages
  • Instructors have followed our 3 week Intensive Surf Instructor Course or our 3 month long Outdoor Activity Instructor Academy Course
  • Many of our surf instructors are also signed off in house to deliver video analysis and surf skate training

 

You can learn more about our instructors qualifications and what they mean on our blog.

WHY CHOOSE US

We are 3 x Cornwall Tourism Awards Winner and 1 x South West Tourism Awards Winner

As well as the general public we have also delivered activities for a number of special clients including:

  • The England Rugby team
  • England Surfing Team
  • BBC Radio One
  • The Gadget Show
  • The Sunday Times
  • Cristian Dior

 

We are the number 1 choice for all local schools including:

  • Newquay Tretherras
  • Newquay Treviglas
  • Newquay Junior School
  • Mawgan in Pydar School
  • Cornwall College

 

Our safety record is unblemished, as we work alongside the RNLI to ensure conditions and activities are appropriate for our activities.  We also hold an Adventurous Activities Licensing Authority Licence (AALA) which ensures our standards are maintained at all times and checked by external bodies, we hold extensive public indemnity insurance with up to £10,000,000 cover, so you know you’re in safe hands, whatever outdoor activity you decide to do with us.

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