Private Surfing Lesson on Gwithian Beach

The coach is yours. You set the time around the tide, and the drills follow your group rather than a mixed open session. Families and mixed abilities stay together instead of splitting across a group slot.

The water time is still about two hours, with the same kit and the same extra hour afterwards. If you are happy joining other bookers, the group lesson on this beach is the cheaper option.

From one person up to 16. For larger parties we add another coach so the ratio stays useful. Tell us the headcount and ages when you book.

The pace follows the youngest or least confident person. That is the trade-off of keeping a mixed family on one peak together.

Five. Children under eight often do better in a shorter Young Guns hour of their own, with a maximum of two children. Ask if that sounds a better fit than a full two hours.

Anyone under 18 needs an adult on the beach. The adult can stay on the sand or join the water time as part of the same booking.

Sunset Surf Cafe, 10 Gwithian Towans, Hayle, TR27 5BT. Park on the Towans, change at the cafe, then walk down to the sand. Lockers and toilets are there.

If Gwithian is not usable we send a new meeting point for a nearby beach. Check your messages the evening before.

A board, a wetsuit, a rash vest and boots when the water is cold. You can wear your own full-length suit. We match boards to weight, age and how the bay is working.

After the two hours you can keep that kit for another hour. That extra hour is unguided.

Yes, within the times we can staff and the tide. Once you book we confirm a slot that also works with the swell. Typical starts sit around late morning and mid-afternoon.

If the tide or wind moves, we may shift you an hour either way and tell you as soon as we can.

Rain does not cancel a lesson. We move or cancel when the beach is unsafe or there is nothing useful to ride. A nearby beach is the first option.

If we cancel, we rearrange. Message us the day before if you are driving a long way and want a sense of the forecast.

Swimwear, a towel, warm dry clothes and sunscreen. A water bottle helps. Get changed into swimwear before you arrive if you want to skip the queue.

Leave bags in a locker or the car. Give the coach any medication you need in the water.

Yes. Several private hours across a week work well if you want a plan rather than a one-off. Get in touch after the first booking and we will line up the other dates around tide and coaches.

Each session is still two hours on the same beach, unless we have to move for conditions.

You need to be happy swimming about 25 metres in the sea. Beginners stay in water they can stand in. The coach is a lifeguard and stays close.

If someone in the group is nervous, say so when you book. We will keep that person in the inside and not push them out the back.