For total beginners, soft surf boards are used at first, then later moving onto fibreglass boards. Whether you take a lesson or enroll on one of our Surf courses, you will learn all the core skills needed to begin safe, successful surfing: Surf safety Jump up techniques Footwork and stance Core balance techniques Turning the board Paddling out and efficient paddling Paddling technique Catching and riding unbroken waves Also, all our beginner surfing courses contain excellent background information that will really expand your surfing knowledge. Group surf lessons are aimed for beginning and intermediate surfers. Group lessons take place in waist deep water so you actually do not even have to know how to swim in order to participate. There are a maximum of 5 students to 1 instructor in a group lesson though we rarely operate at that maximum. There is always an instructor with you in the water offering tips and tricks to improve your surfing. We will share our time amongst all students by rotating around giving each person plenty of one-on-one instruction throughout the two hours.