Private Family Surf Lesson in Pembrokeshire

The coach is yours from 9am to 3pm. The brief, the drills and the water time follow your family, which helps mixed ages and people who want more or less coaching than an open two-hour slot.

Kit is fitted on the sand. There is time to come in, warm up and go back out 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. Tell us ages so we can put the right boards out.

Larger parties should send a message in advance so we can look at more than one coach if the numbers need it.

The window is 9am to 3pm, including changing and time on the sand. Most of that is in the water with your group, not a two-hour open lesson.

Give yourself 15 minutes before 9am. There is time to come in, eat a snack and go back out.

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.

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.

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

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

Check your messages the evening before so you are not driving to a closed car park.

A surfboard and a wetsuit for each person, fitted on the sand. We match the board to size and how the beach 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.

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 session there.

Check your messages the evening before if you are travelling a long way, so you have the confirmed beach before you leave.

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.

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.