Surf and Paddlesport Hire at Praa Sands Beach

Kit comes from the beach car park at Praa Sands, a short walk from the sand. Hire runs from about 10:00 to 16:00 between April and October. Staff match the board or boat to your size and how the south coast is working. This is hire only, not a lesson.

📋 Key Details

When: April to October, about 10:00 to 16:00
Meeting point: Praa Sands Beach Car Park, Castle Drive, TR20 9TG
Minimum age: 8 years, with an adult for younger children
Kit: Surfboards, wetsuits, paddleboards, bodyboards, kayaks and a giant SUP
Booking: Please book ahead so the kit is actually there

🏄 What you can hire

Beginner or improver surfboard, full day
Board and wetsuit together, full day
Stand-up paddleboard, full day
Bodyboard with fins, full day
Kayak or giant SUP, two hours

👀 What to Expect

Check in at the car park base, talk through what you want, then take the kit onto the beach. Staff will tell you if the surf or wind makes a paddleboard or kayak a poor choice that day. Changing rooms, toilets and lockers sit at the meeting point.

Please arrive a few minutes early. This is unguided hire. If you want coaching, book a lesson on the same beach. If Praa is not usable we can point you at another spot we are running that day.

📍 Location

Praa Sands sits on the south coast, a short drive from Penzance. The hire base is in the beach car park on Castle Drive, TR20 9TG. The walk to the water is short.

A cafe and toilets sit next to the car park. If the south coast is not working we will say so when you collect the kit, or by message if we already know.

✅ Prerequisites

No lesson is included. You should already be happy in the sea for the kit you hire. Paddleboards and kayaks need water confidence, especially if there is swell. Children should have an adult with them.

Bring swimwear, a towel and warm clothes. Your own wetsuit is fine if you only want a board. Leave bags in a locker or the car.

⭐ Why Choose Us

The same team that coaches at Praa Sands also runs the hire, so the boards and suits match what we use in lessons. Kit is replaced regularly rather than run until it fails.

You get a straight answer if the beach is a poor choice for a paddleboard that day. If you later want a lesson, we can put you on the next group or private slot.

Collect kit at Praa Sands Beach Car Park, Castle Drive, Praa Sands, TR20 9TG. Park in the beach car park and walk to the hire base.

Please arrive a few minutes before your hire window so we can fit the kit.

The kit you select at booking, fitted on the day
Advice on which board or boat suits the conditions
Changing rooms, toilets and lockers at the car park
A nearby alternative if Praa Sands is not usable

A lesson or a guide in the water
Transport to and from the meeting point
Towel, swimwear and dry clothes
Parking in the beach car park
Personal insurance

Swimwear
A towel and warm dry clothes
Sunscreen
A water bottle

Surfboards, a board and wetsuit package, winter wetsuits, boots and gloves, stand-up paddleboards, bodyboards with fins, a kayak for two hours, and a giant SUP for two hours. Prices sit on the booking options.

Staff will steer you away from a paddleboard or kayak if the swell or wind makes that a poor choice on the day.

April to October, roughly 10:00 to 16:00. Book ahead so the size and the board type you want are actually on the rack.

Winter months are closed on this listing. If you need kit outside those months, send a message and we will say what we can do.

Praa Sands Beach Car Park, Castle Drive, TR20 9TG. Kit up at the base, then walk onto the sand. Changing rooms, toilets and lockers are there.

If Praa is not usable we will tell you where else we are running that day. If the meeting point has to move, that message is the one to follow, not the pin on the listing.

No. This is hire only. Staff will show you how the kit works and give a short safety note, then you are on your own on the beach.

If you want coaching, book a group or private lesson on Praa Sands instead of, or as well as, this hire.

Eight for most kit, with an adult on the beach. Younger children can use a bodyboard if an adult is in the water with them. Ask if you are unsure which option fits.

Giant SUP and kayak hire need water confidence and enough people to handle the kit safely.

Not for a soft-top surfboard on a small day. Paddleboards and kayaks need more water confidence, especially if there is wind or swell.

Tell us what you have done before. We would rather give you a stable board than send you out on kit that does not match the sea.

Yes. Book each day, or send a message if you want several days in a row and we will see what we can hold. Overnight hire is by arrangement, not automatic.

Return the kit at the time we agree so the next booking is not waiting. If you forget something essential we will say so on the day rather than sending you out in kit that does not work.

No. Add a wetsuit, or the board-and-suit option, when you book. Winter suits, boots and gloves are there for colder months and shoulder days.

Your own full-length suit is fine if you only want a board. If you forget something essential we will say so on the day rather than sending you out in kit that does not work.

Rain does not stop hire. If the beach is unsafe or a paddleboard is a poor choice, we will say so and offer another kit type or another beach if we are running one.

If we cannot kit you safely, we rearrange or refund that booking. If you are driving a long way, check your messages the evening before so you are not on the road before we have confirmed the plan.

Swimwear, a towel, warm dry clothes and sunscreen. A water bottle helps. Leave phones and bags in a locker or the car.

If you need an inhaler or other medication in the water, keep it on you in a way that will survive a swim.