Learn to surf with the area's longest-running surf school. The original Central Coast Surf School is located on the scenic Central Coast, with some of the best surfing beaches in Australia.
Umina/Ocean Beach - a protected bay that rarely gets large swells and offers arguably the most ideal conditions for learning to surf.
Avoca Beach - a more open beach that can almost guarantee waves 365 days a year and some of the best surfing on the coast.
Terrigal Beach - another open beach which regularly offers ideal learning conditions.
Central Coast Surf School uses approved, safe, soft surfboards and provides wetsuits and sunscreen.
All Central Coast Surf School staff are Surfing Australia accredited and are current senior First Aid holders and 'Ocean Safety Surf Coach Award' (awarded by the Australian Professional Ocean Lifeguard Association) certificate holders.
Established in 1996, they are fully insured and have a perfect safety record.
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Available Tours
Central Coast Surf School - Two Day Course
Offered during school holidays, these two day courses consist of two 90 minute lessons over two consecutive days. Costs include the use of all equipment. They run at Avoca, Terrigal and Umina Beaches.
$110per person
Central Coast Surf School - Private
Learn to Surf private tuition, one-on-one private lessons for one hour can be catered to your requirements when and where. The professional instructors will get you off on the right foot, or help you progress to the next level.
$100per person
Central Coast Surf School - Group Lessons
Central Coast Learn to Surf - group lessons, venues and times are pre-organised. Group lessons run with a maximum student / instructor ratio of eight to one.
I only did one lesson with these guys and although the instructors were lovely to speak to, unfortunately the experience felt unsafe and poorly managed from start to finish. Despite the conditions clearly being too rough, complete beginners were taken straight out into a strong current, high tides and big swells. Ive done lessons elsewhere and the safety briefings are usually a lot more thorough and more time is spent going through technique on the shore. Everyone was constantly crashing into each other because there was no clear instruction to keep things organised. Overall, the session didn’t set any of us up for success and not a single person caught a wave.
Greg Castle
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I was a complete beginner and took 2 lessons on consecutive days, one with Penny and the next with Ethan. Both were excellent and i had a great experience. Ethan particularly gave me some great tips which helped me catching waves and wanting more!
Arjanna Chitranjan
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My first ever experience popping up on a board was with CCSA! The instructor was patient and clear with information, answered my many questions and helped me feel comfortable in the water. Highly recommend for adults and kids learning to surf! They also have some amazing programs to progress Kids and Adults which I have heard great things about.
Zoe Duck
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My kids had a great time with CCSA. Instructor Indy was great, she gave clear simple instructions, shared lots of knowledge and was a lot of fun!
Admin staff were very flexible regarding rescheduling due to bad weather.
Tony Batterham
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Simply the best outfit on the central coast, can’t recommend them enough. I started out as a 50 year old beginner from the country with shot shoulders, CCSA got me catching waves and going out on my own for some fun ones. Shout out to Brett Gibson who’s taking me to next level now. Check out the holiday camps too, our 7 year old has a blast!