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Surf lessons, camps and hire<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Group and private lessons, a kids\u2019 camp in the school holidays, and boards and wetsuits to hire. Every lesson includes the kit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Choose your lesson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every lesson includes a soft-top board, a wetsuit and a leash. Not sure which one fits? Start with a beginner group lesson, or call us and tell us who is coming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Beginner group lesson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your first time on a board, or your first in years. Safety, paddling and standing up in the white water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Length<\/span>2 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/span>Up to 8, two instructors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price<\/span>$65<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book a beginner lesson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Private lesson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One or two people with an instructor to themselves. Good for nervous starters, and for fixing one thing fast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Length<\/span>90 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/span>1 or 2 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price<\/span>$120<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book a private lesson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Kids\u2019 surf camp<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Five mornings of surfing, beach games and ocean safety for ages 8 to 14 in the school holidays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Length<\/span>5 mornings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/span>Up to 6 per instructor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price<\/span>$290<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book a camp place<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Improver session<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For locals who can stand up and want to catch unbroken waves, turn and find their place in the line-up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Length<\/span>2 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/span>Up to 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price<\/span>$70<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book an improver session<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Example prices, per person. Learners in group lessons need to be able to swim 25 metres (example rule).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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What happens on your first lesson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two hours from hello to your last wave. Bring swimwear and a towel; we bring everything else.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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15 minutes before<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Meet at the hut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sign in, get fitted for a wetsuit and pick up a soft-top board that suits your height and weight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 15 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Safety talk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What the beach flags mean, how to spot a rip current, how to fall safely and where to stay in the water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 20 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Practice on the sand<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lying on the board, paddling and the pop-up, again and again on dry land until it starts to feel natural.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About an hour<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Into the water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Waist-deep white water with an instructor beside you, pushing you into waves until you can catch them yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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Lesson times follow the tide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The tide on our beach comes in and goes out twice a day, about 50 minutes later each day, and the waves for learners change with it. So we move the lessons with the tide. Here is Saturday on the tide, then the whole week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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07:30<\/strong>Improvers<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

Low tide 08:00<\/p>\n\n\n

10:00<\/strong>Beginners<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

13:00<\/strong>Private<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

High tide 14:15<\/p>\n\n\n

16:30<\/strong>Beginners<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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06:00<\/span>09:00<\/span>12:00<\/span>15:00<\/span>18:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low tide 08:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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07:30<\/strong>Improvers<\/p>\n\n\n

10:00<\/strong>Beginners, 3 spaces left<\/p>\n\n\n

13:00<\/strong>Private<\/p>\n\n\n

16:30<\/strong>Beginners<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low tide 08:50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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08:15<\/strong>Improvers<\/p>\n\n\n

10:45<\/strong>Beginners, 2 spaces left<\/p>\n\n\n

17:15<\/strong>Beginners<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Monday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low tide 09:40<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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09:00<\/strong>Kids\u2019 camp<\/p>\n\n\n

11:30<\/strong>Beginners, 4 spaces left<\/p>\n\n\n

18:00<\/strong>Improvers<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Tuesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low tide 10:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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09:00<\/strong>Kids\u2019 camp<\/p>\n\n\n

12:15<\/strong>Beginners<\/p>\n\n\n

14:00<\/strong>Private<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Wednesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low tide 11:20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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09:00<\/strong>Kids\u2019 camp<\/p>\n\n\n

13:00<\/strong>Beginners, 5 spaces left<\/p>\n\n\n

18:30<\/strong>Improvers<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Thursday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low tide 12:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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09:00<\/strong>Kids\u2019 camp<\/p>\n\n\n

13:45<\/strong>Beginners<\/p>\n\n\n

15:30<\/strong>Private<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Friday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low tide 13:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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09:00<\/strong>Kids\u2019 camp<\/p>\n\n\n

14:30<\/strong>Beginners, 2 spaces left<\/p>\n\n\n

16:30<\/strong>Improvers<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Example timetable and tide times. We confirm your lesson time when you book, and move it if the sea is not right for learners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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Kids\u2019 surf camp in the school holidays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Five mornings of surfing, rock-pool walks and beach games, with ocean safety woven into every day. Children leave knowing how to read the flags, how to fall off safely and how to paddle into the white water on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ages<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 to 14, able to swim 25 metres<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Weeks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7\u201311 July, 14\u201318 July, 4\u20138 August (sample dates)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 12:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up to 6 children per instructor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Price<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$290 for the week (example)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Adults: weekend improver camps in spring and autumn, with two sessions a day timed to the tide (sample dates on request).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Board and wetsuit hire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Already had a lesson? Hire a board and wetsuit from the hut and practise on your own, close to where we teach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soft-top surfboard, 2 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$20<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Wetsuit, 2 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$12<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Board and wetsuit, 2 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$28<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Board and wetsuit, full day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Bodyboard and fins, 2 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Kids\u2019 wetsuit, 2 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$8<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Example prices. Wetsuits from kids\u2019 age 6 to adult XXL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Before you hire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n