Surfing on Fistral Beach at the National Surfing Centre

Fistral Beach Surf School is open all year round. Just ring to find a time and date suitable!

We offer a wide range of lessons and courses to suit anyone from a first time novice, through to an intermediate level, would-be instructor, or elite level competitor.

Choose a course that meets your ability, budget and aspirations!:

• Half-day group sessions, set times, for beginners and improvers. To suit individuals, groups and parties, the most popular option. Week-long intensive courses can be taken with this format on a daily basis.
  
  
• A Progressor Programme designed to cater for the improver or intermediate surfer working on elements of technique on green waves.
  
  
• Private lessons suitable for all levels, but especially useful for the more experienced surfer.
  
  
• Elite training sessions for high-end improvers, intermediate to advanced surfers, small groups up to four people, two hour sessions, flexible times, must be pre-booked.
  
  
• Instructor training sessions for people wanting to start surf coaching, two hours, up to four students, must be pre-booked as a semi-private lesson.
  
  
  
• Group private lesson, available for all levels, from three to six people.
  
  
• Video packages are available on some of the higher end courses and digital photography is also done through the centre.
  

The Junior Surfer Scheme, for 8 to17 year olds.

Browse through the different levels of development to see which course best suits your needs when booking in with us:

• Beginners
  lessons aimed at total newcomers to the sport, an introductory lesson, with safety briefing, prone surfing section, then paddle and standing sections with your instructor. The classic A.B.C. lesson. Waist/chest depth of water.
  
  
• Improver, level one
  Next session after your beginner lesson, working on standing, getting longer rides, building up to turns. Waist to chest depth, deeper white-water.
  
  
• Improver, level two
  Regularly jumping to the feet, looking to start turning along the wave. Getting more fluidity to the ride. Developing surf awareness. Practise in the white-water when conditions are bigger, further out-back when smaller.
  
  
• Improver, level three
  Working on riding waves further beyond the white-water zone. This will depend on conditions. Paddle out skills refining. Other skills are turning readily across the wave, progressing to quicker turns, trying out more advanced equipment when ready. White water when big, out-back when smaller.
  
  
• Improver, level four
  More advanced boards further out-back, turning on the green-face wave showing good paddle out skills. Starting to develop strong board control. Looking to paddle out most of the time except when big, also riding on reformed waves closer on the inside.
  
  
• Intermediate level
  From Improver level four upwards. The student has their own board or is proficient/ working on hard boards. Spending time further out-back. Introduction of some advanced theory, fitness, awareness and knowledge. The use of video can be used now to help illustrate performance.
  
  
• Advanced level
  Looking at riding out-back all the time with good level of turning proficiency. Full reports are given for the sessions, which are adjusted to suit the needs of the individual. Video sessions are available at an extra cost. To suit instructors, advanced personal surfers, also competitors.
  

On enquiry you will be given advice as to the lesson that will suit your needs best, the more notice we get the better!