08 Aug 2023
My wife and I had been to surf lessons before and this was a much different experience than we had ever seen. We arrived, we’re fit with a long sleeve shirt and reef booties. We walked to a trailer and grabbed surfboards to take to the beach. Our instructor gave a five minute on shore tutorial of how to lay on the board and swim, the slow motion of knees to hands, stand up wide, etc. He spoke softly and quickly. He informed us that we would be sharing with ten other surf schools in a 100 metre width area and that we must remain by a buoy until it was our turn. A “turn” involved swimming out to the instructor on the board, facing the shore and waiting for him to throw you and your board once he got a wave you could “surf”. This was different from other lessons where you are tasked with finding waves, positioning the board towards the shore, paddling to get speed, and then trying to get up on the board. The lesson lasted just over an hour. It was scheduled 12:30-2:30 and we had tidied up, walked back to the trailer and changed into our clothes by 2:15. They had asked us if we wanted photos for $30 per person. We declined. The person in the shop was great and helpful but our experience surfing was very poor. I would not suggest this to anyone wanting to do an actual surf lesson. If you have young kids, this might be for them but the crowded surf area made it worrisome.