Surf Lessons: Am I a beginner or intermediate?

Are you a novice surfer? Maybe you surfed a few times, can get up on the wave, but not sure if you fall into the beginner or intermediate surf lessons category. Let us explain the difference between novice, beginner and intermediate surf lessons.

Novice Surfer:

A novice surf lesson is starting from scratch. A novice surf lesson will include the full safety explanation. We will also teach you the different techniques to how to “pop up.” From there we will take you out to ride your first waves in the white water. The surf lesson will focus on getting the basics down. We will have you up and riding your first waves.

Beginner Surfer:

A beginner surfer is someone who has maybe surfed once or twice before, maybe it was several years ago, perhaps without much success, or never took an actual surf lessons. A beginner surf lesson will focus on mastering your pop up and work towards standing up and riding over 70% of the white water waves.

Intermediate Surfer

Also can be considered an advanced beginner, an intermediate surfer is a green wave surfer. You want to make sure that you are riding over 70% of the white water waves before you sign up for this next step. We will learn techniques for getting out past the breaking waves and paddling into waves from the line up. You will learn to read the waves. If this is already you, we will work on turning and riding up and down the wave.

If you are still unsure what surf lesson you should sign up for, please contact us and we will help you figure out exactly what category you fall into. We look forward to surfing with you!

Are you an advanced surfer? Don’t worry, we also got you covered.