BEGINNER SURF LESSONS IN NOSARA

Learn to surf with calm, personalised coaching in Playa Guiones. Our beginner surf lessons are designed for complete beginners and improvers who are still building the foundations needed to surf independently.

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For complete beginners, we focus on feeling safe in the ocean, understanding the board, paddling, positioning and take-offs. For improvers, we begin developing more control in the white water, turning, catching waves more independently and preparing for the transition onto unbroken green waves.

When a push is useful, we use it. As your timing, positioning and paddling improve, we help you take more responsibility for catching the wave yourself.

Your coach will begin by understanding your experience, confidence and goals. We will then choose the equipment, location and approach that best suit you and the conditions that day.

You will learn the essential foundations of surfing, including ocean safety, board control, paddling, positioning, take-offs, wave selection and basic direction control. We do not rush through a fixed checklist. Your coach will focus on the changes that will help you most in that particular session.

A well-timed push can help you experience the wave and practise the right movement. As you progress, the focus shifts towards catching waves independently, controlling your direction and developing the confidence to move from white water towards green waves.

These lessons are best suited to:

Beginner
Never surfed before, or wants to start again from the foundations.

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Improver
Has surfed in the white water, is working on turning and wants to become more independent before progressing onto green waves.

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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.