LEARN TO SURF WITH CONFIDENCE
ADVANCED SURF LESSONS IN NOSARA
Refine your surfing with technical, personalised coaching. Our advanced surf lessons are for surfers who are already reading waves well, making good decisions and want to improve the quality, variety and consistency of their manoeuvres.
For advanced shortboarders, sessions may focus on top turns, snaps, laybacks, tube riding and introducing or refining aerial surfing.
For advanced longboarders, the focus may shift towards cross-stepping, noseriding and using different parts of the board with more control and purpose.
At competitive level, coaching becomes even more specific. We can work on competition tactics, judging criteria, heat strategy, aerial variations and more technical noseride variations.
Your coach will begin by identifying the areas that will have the biggest impact on your surfing. We do not work through a fixed checklist. The session is built around your surfing, your goals and the conditions that day.
Advanced
Comfortable reading waves and linking manoeuvres. Working on higher-level technical skills, including:
Shortboard: top turns, snaps, laybacks, tube riding and airs.
Longboard: cross-stepping and noseriding.
Competitive
Surfing at a high level and looking for detailed performance refinement, including competition tactics, judging, aerial variations, noseride variations and small technical gains that can improve scoring and consistency.
Sessions are usually one-to-one and never exceed two surfers per coach. All Ten Toes coaches have completed ISA training, hold lifeguard qualifications and receive further training in the Ten Toes Methodology.
ALL ADVANCED SURF LESSONS INCLUDE
90-minute personalised lesson
Surfboards
Beach safety briefing and in-water coaching
Easy beachfront meeting point in Playa Guiones
ADVANCED SURF LESSONS FOCUSED ON TECHNIQUE, TIMING AND PERFORMANCE
OUR SURF EXPERIENCES
SMARTER SESSION
A technical coaching session combining in-water coaching with HD video and personalised theory. Designed for advanced and competitive surfers who want to refine manoeuvres, improve timing and placement, and understand exactly what is happening in their surfing.
ADVANCED / COMPETITIVE
WATER & THEORY SESSIONS
MOST POPULAR
Includes
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90-minute Water Session with a coach trained in the Ten Toes Methodology, usually 1:1 and never more than two surfers per coach.
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HD Video Recording of Water Session
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Theory Session (20-30 minutes)
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Equipment Rental if required (board + leash + rash guard)
What to Expect
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Receive focused coaching in the water while our videographer records your waves in HD.
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Review the footage with your coach to break down positioning, timing, manoeuvre execution and decision-making.
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Identify the technical changes that will have the biggest impact on your surfing.
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Leave with clear priorities and a practical plan for your next sessions.
For shortboarders, this may include top turns, snaps, laybacks, tube riding and aerial surfing.
For longboarders, sessions can focus on cross-stepping, noseriding and more technical variations.
Competitive surfers can also work on heat strategy, judging criteria, manoeuvre selection and scoring potential.
- “After only one session with Ten Toes I felt immediate progress. The level of coaching is second to none. The video analysis was truly fantastic.”
J. Luca Ackerman
STRUCTURED SURF
Whether you want to hit that lip or simply catch a longer smoother ride, our coaches can make anything possible.
The perfect option for surfers who already feel comfortable paddling out (and negotiating lineup etiquette) on their own.
INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
Includes
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HD Video Recording of 90-Minute Water Session
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Equipment Rental (board + leash + rash guard)
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Theory Session w/ Video Analysis (20-30 minutes)
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Detailed breakdown of your unique strengths and weaknesses
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Customised plan for what's next in your surf journey (and how to get there)
How it Works
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Before the session, develop goals to work on with your coach
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Our videographers record you surfing in high-definition
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Ten Toes Surf coaches will analyse your performance and prepare a customised value-packed Theory Session detailing your next best steps in surfing…and how to get there
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Work on your customised action steps to keep making progress long after your session ends
Bonus! To get all your questions answered and get the most out of the learning process, review your surf footage before the Theory Session and come prepared with compliments and critiques.
WATER SESSION
Personalised, in-water coaching for advanced and competitive surfers, focused on technical refinement, manoeuvre quality and performance.
ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
Includes
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90-minute Water Session with a coach trained in the Ten Toes Methodology, usually 1:1 and never more than two surfers per coach.
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Equipment if required (board + leash + rash guard)
What to Expect
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Begin with a short briefing to identify the manoeuvres, technical details or competition goals you want to work on.
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Receive live feedback in the water on positioning, timing, execution and decision-making throughout the session.
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Shortboard sessions can focus on top turns, snaps, laybacks, tube riding and airs.
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Longboard sessions can focus on cross-stepping, noseriding and more technical variations.
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Competitive surfers can also work on heat strategy, judging criteria and manoeuvre selection.
READY TO LEVEL UP YOUR SURFING?
Every advanced lesson starts with a quick conversation about your surfing, the manoeuvres you are working on and what you want to improve. Whether you are refining turns, working towards more technical manoeuvres or preparing for competition, we will help you choose the right session.