Surfing Lesson: Surfers Paradise Gold Coast

Experience the thrill and joy of learning to surf at Surfers Paradise, the iconic surf destination on Australia’s Gold Coast. Join our qualified instructors in waist-deep water and ride the waves on a soft beginner surfboard. Book your session now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Go Ride A Wave Surfers Paradise - We meet at our shop in Cavill Avenue next to Hungry Jacks in the heart of Surfers Paradise 15 minutes before the lesson begins. We provide a long sleeved rash/sun shirt and select the correct size soft beginner surf board and walk to the beach. We begin with a safety talk and some basic instruction and catch our…
What's Included
  • Professional guide included
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Learn to surf at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in Queensland, one of Australia’s most iconic surf destinations. With its warm waters and golden beach that streches for 1.9 miles (3 km), Surfers Paradise is the place to learn to surf. You’ll learn to surf in waist deep water with fully qualified surf instructors who are also surf life savers. Soft beginner surf board and rash vests or wetsuit are included.

Location
Go Ride A Wave Surfers Paradise
Cavill Avenue
We have a shop in the Paradise Center at shop 26A Cavill Avenue Surfers Paradise at the beach end of Cavill Avenue next door to Hungry Jacks. Find us on Google Maps. We are only 50 meters from the beach and the famous Surfers Paradise Sign.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Varun_s
Jan 6, 2025
Must try in surfers paradise - Amazing experience! All the instructions were great and helped a lot in making this experience memorable
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Lydiaco2536ik
Jan 4, 2025
Thank you Yas, Kaiva, and Tan! - I had a great surfing lesson this morning! It was at 7:30am so the beach wasn’t too busy and it wasn’t too hot. The instructors Tan, Kaiva, and Yas were really helpful and engaging. They took time to go through safety info so I wasn’t as nervous getting in the water. When we were all in there, they helped give us tips and sometimes a push so we could get up and going. My friend managed to stand up on her first lesson. I didn’t quite but was almost there and would definitely book again with Go Ride A Wave to see if I can master it! I had the best time and so glad I booked this lesson last minute. I would encourage others who might be a little nervous to go for it! Thanks to the amazing team who made this one of my best memories of visiting Australia!
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Andreagf2876gy
Jan 4, 2025
Excellent - I had a very good time, the guys always make sure we were having fun and they helped us all the time to catch the perfect waves
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N9316qsevelynm
Dec 30, 2024
Perfect for beginners! - 4 instructors for ~20 learners is perfect! We had a brief of what and what not to do out there and the how's to surf good! 2hours is quite a good duration to learn the basics and experience surfing on your own or with guidance. The insutructors were amazing!!! Will definitely come back for more lessons next time!
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Alex
Dec 23, 2024
Perfect beginners class. - Fantastic way to learn as a complete beginner. The teachers were brilliant, and made sure you got standing up no matter what! No better place to surf too!
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Catriona_g
Dec 17, 2024
Great fun on the waves! - Brillant fun! Well run, organised and 3 instructors were so lovely, fun and experienced. My 14 yr old and I loved our 2 hour surf lesson!
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Paulalm6977hw
Dec 15, 2024
First lesson - Me and my friends had our first lesson with Blake and is an incredible surf instructor! His clear teaching style makes learning fun and easy. As a beginner, I felt totally supported—he broke everything down step by step and gave me the confidence to catch waves on my own. If you want to learn how to surf, Blake is the best!:)
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947catrionag
Dec 15, 2024
Riding the waves - brillant fun! - Brillant fun! My son and I had a great time. Lesson was well organised, 3 instructors were excellent & supported group throughout, ensuring everyone got extra support & advice. Would highly recommend!
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861melanieh
Dec 9, 2024
Highly recommended - Taj and Marco were great instructors and the lesson was well structured. We had a great time and even managed to stand albeit briefly
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Melis_d
Jan 2, 2025
Idea of having 2hr introductory class is terribly wrong - Surfing is a great sport but idea of having 2hr introductory class is terribly wrong. All people in the class were complete beginners and you are not even given the time to have a little warm up and stretch for such a demanding sport as a beginner. After 5 mins of explanation, you get in the water, then go out again, get instructions on how to stand up on the board and go back to the water without having fully practiced to navigate the waves. I severely damaged my ankle within the first 1 hour. Don’t get me wrong, staff were all great, also very helpful after the incident but it’s not worth it. Have proper surf classes if you want to learn this sport.
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