SURFING LESSONS AT FISTRAL BEACH
Experience surfing at the Home of British Surfing
INCLUDED
EXPERT COACHING
Our enthusiastic surf coaches provide expert tuition to help progress your surfing ability.
EQUIPMENT
All equipment is included in your lesson, you can extend this all-day if you want to keep surfing!
CHANGING ROOMS & SHOWERS
With changing rooms and hot showers at the beach it could not be easier.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Perfectly located as the only surf school based on Fistral Beach.
SECURE STORAGE
With secure storage all of your belongings can be left with us when you are in the water.
DISCOUNTED HIRE
If you want to extend your equipment use after your lesson receive discounted rates
Tailored to individual abilities and ages
- Suitable for all abilities: beginners to advanced surfers
- For 5 years & above
- Available throughout the year
- Private surfing lessons for individuals, families and groups of all sizes
- Private lessons can be specific to longboarding, shortboarding and beginner level bodyboarding or bellyboarding.
- Learn more about Private Lessons.
The perfect introduction to surfing
- Beginner group surfing lessons to learn the foundations of surfing
- Suitable for 8 years & above
- Group surfing lessons are available throughout the year
- Learn with our knowledgeable coaches
- Learn more about Beginner Group Lessons
Refine your skills & build on board control
- Build on your surfing foundations
- Shift the focus from how to get to your feet to looking at board control and introducing turning
- Suitable for 8 years & above
- We offer improver group lessons and improver plus group lessons
- Learn more about Improver Group Lessons
Refine your skills & build on board control
- Introduce basic manouvres
- Learn to better analyse the wave and identify how best to surf it
- We offer intermediate group lessons and intermediate private lessons
- Learn more about Intermediate Group Lessons
Boost your surfing on a course
- Surf days, coaching weekends, clubs & retreats
- Programmes aimed at coaching specific areas of surfing
- Micro-groms & groms clubs
- Learn more about Surf Days & Weekends.
KIDS SURFING LESSONS
Lessons available for 5 years & above
- Beginner Group Surfing Lessons for anyone aged 8 years and above
- Improver Group Surfing Lessons for anyone aged 8 years and above
- Private Surfing Lessons for anyone aged 5 years and above
- We have our kids clubs: Micro-Groms and Groms
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Group Lessons
Group Lessons
Available all year
Beginner-Improver
Min age 8 years old
Max coaching ratio 1:8
Private Lessons
Private Lessons
Available all year
Beginner-Advanced
Min age 5 years old
Only your booking
Kids Lessons
Surf Days & Weekends
Unbeatable Location on Fistral Beach
Choose The Best Surfing Lessons at Fistral Beach
Fistral is the Home of British Surfing and for a good reason. As the host of many international and national surfing events, the waves at Fistral Beach are extrememly consistent. Surfing at Fistral Beach offers you an a chance to experience some of the best waves in the UK.
At Fistral Beach Surf School, our focus is on making sure everyone gets to experience the joy of surfing and being in the water. At the heart of everything we deliver our passion about being in the water, and coaching other’s to allow them to enjoy the water and progress their own abilities.
Our surfing lessons on Fistral Beach are designed to maximise on your water time and leave you knowing you have made progress, along with feeling confident about the steps you need to take to keep progressing.

Enjoy The Location
Fistral is the Home of British Surfing, and for a very good reason! We get to enjoy consistent surf throughout the year, and see some of the world’s best surfer’s battle it out in a number of surfing contests throughout the year. Being based on the sands of Fistral Beach brings many benefits; from only needing to wander down to the water’s edge with the equipment, to being able to assess the conditions prior to all lessons making sure equipment selection is always an informed decision.
Not only does being based on the beach mean that everyone can make the most of their lesson time, it also makes us very easy to find- and leaves you spolit for choices for where to enjoy your well deserved post surf meal!
Have The Right Equipment
At Fistral Beach Surf School & Hire we have the UK’s largest dedicated selection of surf hire equipment. With surfboard’s for all ages and abilities we truly have got your needs covered. Whether you have a micro-grom who has got in to surfing or you are looking for a performance longboard we can match you up with the correct surfing equipment.
We aren’t short of neoprene either! With a huge selection of winter, summer and shortie wetsuit’s we can size you up with the correct fitting suit when you arrive at the beach. No one need worry about getting cold as we have every accessory you could need from thermal rashvests to boots, gloves and hoods.
Experienced Instructor’s
Not only do we pride ourselves on the experience of our coaches but also their genuine love for the sport. As a certified School of Excellence all of our instructor’s are fully qualified beach lifeguard’s and have completed the International Surfing Association (ISA) training.



Contact Us
Send us a message and we will take the time to get to know you so we can help you find your amazing adventure.
FAQ’S
Some of the top questions on surfing with us.
Once you have decided what type of lesson you would like and when you are looking to surf you can book this over the phone, online or in person.
The minimum age varies between 5 or 8 years old depending on what lesson you are booking.
- The minimum age on standard group surfing lessons is 8 years old.
- During the summer on our kids only group lessons we have groups for ages: 8-12 and 12-16.
- Private lessons the minimum age is 5 years old
- Micro-grom lessons in the summer are for 5-8 year olds.
Once guarantee of surfing is you are going to get wet! Surfing is a sport you are able to do in most weather conditions. We always keep a close eye on the weather and surf forecast. If we ever needed to cancel due to adverse weather conditions then we would offer a refund, to reschedule the lesson or a gift voucher.
Surfing exists for the pure enjoyment of it; the main aim of the game is to have a good time. It is a physical sport and requires a basic level of fitness, however, every movement can be broken down and changed as needed, that is what you coach is there to help with! When you are in the water everyone works at their own pace and can catch as many, or as few waves as they like.
Yes!
In your surfing lesson all equipment is always included. Once you have had a lesson with us you receive discounted hire rates, whether this is straight after your lesson or for the days following your lesson.