Surfing Lessons - Learn to Surf with Croydes 1st Surf School - celebrating 21 years of professional surf coaching

"We enjoyed the session last Sat at Putsborough so much we want to book another session. Kind Regards - Elaine "

"Hey Simon, Just to say a massive thanks for yesterday, had loads of fun and even got to stand up in the process!"

Three in a Row deal £89 per person for 3 surf lessons in 7 days. Normally £105

Point Breaks are accredited by the British Surfing Association. All your instructors are BSA Qualified Instructors and are fully qualified beach lifeguards. Our groups are kept to small ratios. Generally 1 instructor to 6 students although the maximum ratio we teach is 1 instructor to 8 pupils on our multi-activity weekends. We only use fully qualified staff.

See our video message about our surf lessons and surf courses

We are not a budget surf school! You do not just get 10 minutes on the beach and in you go chaps! We teach full and thorough lessons with a very high success rate. We cover many categories such as surf board handling, beach safety, paddle techniques, body stances and professional jump throughs (don't think you will just get to your knees !)
If you just fancy a splash - don't come to us!

Our instructors are real local surfers who know the local conditions like the back of their hand. We choose where you surf based on the prevailing conditions, the swell size, wind direction and state of the tide. We may teach the surf lessons at Croyde Bay, Putsborough or possibly Woolacombe - depending on the local conditions.

"Dear Simon, Luke and Del,
Thanks for a couple of really great surfing lessons, it was excellent....we have learnt more with you guys in one weekend, than we did on a whole week course with xxxxxxx (another local surf school)... Take care"
John & Kimberley, London

We offer a huge amount of surf courses pitched at beginners through to competition surfers. See more information about your instructors in our qualifications list

Video analysis is available (optional extra) so you can watch your surfing frame by frame with top coaching by the professionals. One to one surf tuition is available too.

Our standard Surf lessons are £35 per person for 3 and a half hours tuition.

This includes all your kit:
a suitable board, a warm 5/4/3mm wetsuit, boots, a bright Point Breaks rash vest and all your tuition.

We use a variety or surf boards depending on your skill level - mini mal soft boards for beginners, hard/soft boards for those progressing and custom boards for more advanced (although advanced lesson surfers usually have their own boards).
The minimum age for surf lessons is 8.

New Five in a Row deal £139 per person for 5 surfing lessons in 7 days. Normally £175.

To maintain our quality standard, we update our equipment regularly - so if you are interested in any pre-loved wetsuits or boards - get in touch. Some items are for sale only at the start or end of season, other are available all year round.

We do not heap loads of groups together like most surf schools, under the guise of "one instructor to ten pupils" (as this is the bsa guidelines anyway). Only to find that the surf school has 5 instructors out at the same time and you end up with 50 beginners all hitting the same water at the same time!!
We keep our groups small to ensure you get the amount of attention you need to improve your surfing.

UNLIKE MOST SURF SCHOOLS, WE WON'T TAKE YOU IN IF ITS FLAT!

If the surf is flat we can take you wake-boarding or waterskiing or riding in the superscreamer instead if the conditions are favourable. We can also organize alternatives like Mountain Boarding or Go Karting, Deep Sea Fishing or Paddle Skis. To find out more about these activities - have a look at our activities weekends package.

Please Read our Booking Conditions and also read our Customer feedback:
Read what people say about their experiences with Point Breaks Watersports

Have a look at some of the photos in our Surf and waterski Image gallery

Fancy surf tuition in a warmer climate ? Why not take a surf safari down under with Point Breaks in the UK winter 2008/2008 season..

Check out Simon from Point Breaks talking about Croyde and see him in some surfing action in the North Devon Surf History DVD available to buy online.

"Hi Simon, Just wanted to say thanks for the lessons tues/weds last week. Great time was had and the girlfriend enjoyed it too even though she wimped out of wednesday. We thought teaching was excellent and we will be back, Im sure.
Cheers, Matt

New & Used surfboard sales and rental from PointBreaks
We are now offering a range of new and used surfboards for hire as well as purchase. See our Online surf equipment catalogue for pre-owned ex-hire boards. We will be adding a range of new surfboards for sale and hire with pics very soon.

Booking Conditions

All bookings (whenever possible) should be made in advance.  This can be done by calling 07776148679 at any time. 

Deposits will be required after a provisional booking is made.  This is a non refundable deposit and is requested within seven days of the initial booking.  After that time has expired we cannot guarantee your booking will be held for you any longer.  (Unless previously agreed).
In some cases (such as bank holidays) etc. we may well request full payment prior to the date of the activities booked. 
It is unlikely that we will be able to fit you in if you just turn up on the day.

Where We meet:
We meet up for all our lessons at the National Trust car Park, near baggy Point in Croyde. Head from Croyde Village towards the Beach and Ruda, along Moor lane. Keep going past Ruda and follow the road until Baggy Point - you cant go any further and you will see the national Trust car park on your right hand side.

If you would like more information regarding booking conditions, please do not hesitate to give us a call.

Please book as early as possible to avoid disappointment and to gain first choice on preferred times.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Simon Twitchen

While you are waiting to get down to Croyde for a surf lesson or a surf course - why not try this addictive surf game - try and get in the tube and score big points ! Do amazing big-air tricks and see if you can beat the best scores. Be warned - its pretty addictive. Can you get past level 2 ?