Surf school · Shell Bay since 1974
Catch the good wave.
Lessons for every level, boards included. Two hours, a coach beside you and, most days, your first ride.
- Shell Bay1.2 m, clean
- WindLight, offshore
- Water19°
- Low tide11:40
- Sunset19:52
- TodayGreen flag
Lessons
Three steps to the line-up.
Start where you are. Every lesson has a board, a wetsuit and a coach who has taught thousands of first waves.
01Never surfed
First wave
€452 hours
On the sand first, then the white water. Most people stand up on the first day.
- A soft board and a wetsuit
- Six people to one coach
- A photo of your first wave
02You can stand up
Green waves
€552 hours
Out past the white water to unbroken waves: paddling, timing and turning.
- A board that suits you
- Four people to one coach
- Video of your rides
03You catch waves
Line-up
€703 hours
Reading a beach, choosing a wave and the rules out back. We go where the waves are best.
- A short drive to the day’s spot
- Three people to one coach
- Coffee after
Your first lesson
From the sand to standing.
- 1
Warm up on the sand
Stretch, learn the board and how the sea works today.
- 2
The pop-up
From lying to standing, on the sand, until it feels easy.
- 3
Into the white water
Waist deep, a coach beside you and a push at the right moment.
- 4
Your first wave
You stand, you ride, everyone on the beach cheers.
Boards included
The quiver, shaped here.
Ruben shapes our boards in the shed behind the school. You never pay extra for one, and you can try them all.
The Foamie8′0″
Soft, wide and forgiving. Every first lesson starts on one.
The Egg7′2″
Round in every way. Easy to paddle, fun to turn.
The Log9′1″
A long, calm ride. Walk to the nose if you dare.
The Fish5′8″
Short, quick and wide at the tail. For small summer days.
The week ahead
Waves at Shell Bay.
We check every morning at six. Saturday looks like the day: chest high, clean and offshore.
- ThuOffshoreGood
- FriLightGood
- SatOffshoreBest
- SunCrossBig
- MonOnshoreSmall
- TueLightFine
- WedOffshoreGood
Surf camp
One week by the sea.
Seven days, ten lessons and the van to whichever beach is best. July and August, twelve places a week.
- Two lessons a dayMorning and late afternoon, when the waves are best.
- Bed and breakfastA room in the old fishing house, two minutes from the sand.
- The vanWe drive to whichever beach is working that day.
- EveningsFilms of the day’s rides, a fire on the beach on Friday.
€690a week, everything in
The crew
Four people who love this.
Lola
Head coach
22 years in the water
Ade
Coach
Teaches the Line-up
Mika
Coach
Runs the kids’ days
Ruben
Boards and van
Shapes our boards
What people say
I was the one who said I would just watch. I stood up on my third wave.
Hana, 41 Our two sons talk about nothing else. We have booked the camp for next summer.
The Okafors Lola saw what I was doing wrong in one look. Two years of bad habits, gone in a morning.
Teo, 27
Questions
Before you paddle out.
Do I need to be a good swimmer?
You need to be at ease in the water and swim fifty metres. First lessons stay waist deep, with a coach close by.
What do I bring?
Swimwear, a towel and sun cream. Boards and wetsuits are included, in every size.
What if the waves are too big or too flat?
We move the lesson to another beach or another day, free. You hear from us by eight in the morning.
Can children come?
From eight years old, in groups of their own, on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
See you in the water.
Lessons every day from April to October, at nine, twelve and four.
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