Beginner and Improver Surf Lessons on Gwithian Beach

The booking is two hours from the meeting point and back, with a brief on the sand and the rest in the water. Most of that time is spent catching white water rather than standing on the beach.

Please arrive 15 minutes early so changing does not eat into the water time. After the lesson you can keep the board and suit for another hour if you want to practise on your own.

Meet at Sunset Surf Cafe, 10 Gwithian Towans, Hayle, TR27 5BT. Park on the Towans and walk to the cafe above the beach. Changing rooms, toilets and lockers are there.

If Gwithian is not usable, we send a new meeting point for a beach within about 30 minutes. Check your messages the evening before and again that morning.

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

After the two hours you can keep that kit for another hour. Hire after the lesson is unguided, so only add it if you are happy picking a peak without a coach next to you.

No. This slot is for first-timers and for people who already stand up and want more time on white water or a first go at unbroken waves. Tell the coach at the start so the drills match what you can already do.

If you want the coach to yourself, book a private lesson on the same beach instead of this group slot.

Eight for a group lesson. Anyone under 18 needs an adult on the beach for the whole session, even if that adult is not in the water.

Children from five can book a private lesson. Younger children aged four to seven have a shorter Young Guns slot of their own. Ask if you have a mixed family and we will point you at the right booking.

Rain and wind alone do not stop a lesson. Wetsuits stay warm, and the brief still happens on the sand. We cancel or move when the swell or wind makes the beach unsafe, or if we cannot run a useful session.

If Gwithian is closed or flat, we move within about 30 minutes and message you. If we have to cancel, we rearrange. Message us the day before if you are driving a long way.

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 at the changing rooms.

Leave phones and bags in a locker or the car. If you need an inhaler or other medication in the water, give it to the coach.

Up to eight. That keeps the coach close enough to give you cues between waves. Solo bookers join the same group as other people who booked the same slot.

Larger groups should book a private lesson so we can put more coaches on the beach. Ask when you book rather than turning up with extra people.

Yes, as long as it is a full-length suit. Shorties are better kept for paddleboarding, not this lesson. We still have suits if yours is thin or you change your mind.

Boots are useful from autumn through spring. We supply them when the water is cold. Flip-flops are fine for the walk down in summer, then come off for the water.

Yes. Add a two, four, six or eight lesson package when you book if you want several sessions at a lower add-on rate. Pick the first date in the diary; we agree the others with you.

Packages are for the same beach and the same kind of group lesson. If you later want a private hour, say so and we will look at that separately.