Private Family Surf and SUP Adventure Day in Pembrokeshire

Yes. The coach is yours from 9am to 3pm. The brief, the surf and the paddle follow your family, which helps mixed ages and people who want different amounts of coaching in the same half day.

Boards and wetsuits are fitted on the sand. There is time to come in, warm up and switch from surf to paddle rather than rushing a short window.

Up to four people in the private group. That keeps the coach close enough to give cues between waves and on the paddle. Tell us ages so we can put the right boards out for both sessions.

Larger parties should send a message in advance. We can look at more than one coach on the same beaches if the numbers need it.

Surf comes first for about two hours, then a two-hour paddle after a break in the middle of the day. The order can swap if the tide or wind makes the paddle the better morning session.

The whole window is 9am to 3pm, including changing and the move between beaches if the paddle is not on the same stretch. Give yourself 15 minutes before 9am.

Seven. Anyone under 18 needs an adult on the beach for the whole half day. The pace stays with the youngest or least confident person in the group for both the surf and the paddle.

Tell us ages so we can put the right boards out. Mixed ages share the same coach, just at a calmer pace if a child is in the water.

No. First-timers and people who already stand up can share the same private half day. Tell the coach at the start so the drills match what each person can already do on a surfboard and on a paddleboard.

If everyone in the group already rides unbroken waves, say so. The surf can spend less time on a first-stand script and more time on where to sit.

Morning beach is confirmed the day before. That is usually Freshwater West or Manorbier for the surf. Park in the beach car park and walk to the flagged meeting point.

If the paddle uses a different stretch we send that pin in the same message. Check your messages the evening before so you are not driving to a closed car park.

Surfboard, paddleboard, buoyancy aid and wetsuit for each person, fitted on the sand. We match the craft to size and how the water is working. Your own full-length suit is fine.

Leave phones and bags in the car. If someone needs medication in the water, give it to the coach at the start so it can travel with the group.

Ordinary wind and rain do not stop the half day. We move beach when the swell or wind makes the planned spot unsafe, or if we cannot run a useful surf or paddle there.

Check your messages the evening before if you are travelling a long way. The paddle can use a more sheltered stretch if the surf beach is lively.

Swimwear, a towel, a warm dry layer and sunscreen for each person. A water bottle and a snack help in the middle of the day. Get changed into swimwear before you arrive if you want to skip the queue.

Flip-flops are useful for the walk from the car. Leave valuables in the car. Pack a bag for wet swimwear afterwards.

Everyone should be able to swim about 25 metres and be happy in the sea. First stands stay in water you can stand in, but you still fall in. The coach stays with your group for both sessions.

If one person is very nervous, say so in advance. The coach can keep them closer and spend longer on the first minutes in the white water and on the paddle.