Tamarindo Beach Surfing: Private Lessons with Local Experts at Sea Native Surf Co
4.9
72 Ratings
Tamarindo

Experience the surf of a lifetime at Tamarindo Beach with Sea Native Surf Co. Private lessons with local experts, cold water provided, and insider tips on Costa Rica.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pico Bistro Tamarindo - When you arrive at the surf spot, we will work together to pick out the perfect board and rash guard for you. Next, we will begin with a brief, informative theory lesson on land where you will learn everything you need to know about safety and how to get up on the board. Once everyone feels confident, we will head out in…
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What's Included
  • Surf Board
  • Rash Guard
Additional Information

With Sea Native Surf Co, you will get the local, Costa Rican surf experience you’ve been dreaming about. Our instructors are all native to the area, and each one has endless knowledge about the surf. We are known for our good vibes, Pura Vida mentality, and our passion for surfing. Surfing is all about having fun and living in the moment, and that is…

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Location
Pico Bistro Tamarindo
Please find your way to Pico Bistro. You can park in the parking lot adjacent if necessary. Next to Pico and in front of the parking, you will see the lifeguard tower. We are the surf school to the left of the lifeguard tower (if you are facing the water).
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lyoung05
Oct 6, 2024
Amazing surf lesson - Best surf lesson I’ve had. Amazing local instructor that made me feel comfortable and confident in the water. No language barrier. Highly highly recommend such an amazing experience. Stood up for the first time! Will definitely be booking again. Joshua is the best.
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Deannag717
Aug 14, 2024
Great beginning surf lesson our 13 year old! - Great experience for our 13 year old daughter! Her instructor Josh and the rest of his team were very helpful and professional. It was her first time trying surfing and she had a blast! She is now a surfer! The surf at Tamarindo beach was also a great location for a beginner lesson. Lesson location was easy to find.
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Ashley_h
Jul 25, 2024
2 Hours of surfing fun!! - We had an incredible time with Joshua and his instructors. We had private lessons for our group of for and they had us riding waves right away. They are a great group of Ticos and we were glad to support the locals where there are so many other foreign owned businesses on the beach. Highly recommend!!
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Travis_c
Jul 25, 2024
A great experience - A friend of mine suggested booking a surf lesson in Tamarindo and I’m so glad I did. I had initially booked a time at 6am thinking the conditions would be better then. I received a message later that day from the instructor suggesting we come later when the waves would be better. This kind of communication goes a long way with me and we were able to go later when the tide was higher. We had no problem meeting our instructor at the rendezvous point and we were pleased that it was just us with two instructors. We spent a little time practicing getting up on the beach on a board and then got right into the water. All three of us were able to get up and ride some waves. It was one of the high lights of our trip and I would highly recommended this
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U8323crjonathanr
Jul 21, 2024
Stood up on first lesson ! - Surf instructors were great. Both of my boys stood up on the first try. The only issue was the start time : my TripAdvisor ticket said 8:00 am but the lesson started at 9:00. Tamarindo is beautiful and the waves are perfect for learning to surf.
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Shelby_p
Jul 20, 2024
awesome - My boyfriend and I had an amazing experience surfing!! Our instructors were super helpful, patient and friendly!! It was our first time surfing and it couldn’t have gone any better:) We also got offered coconut water after but they ran out so instead we got free pina colada's at the end!!
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Monique_m
Jul 18, 2024
Great surfing experience - So much fun! Everyone was standing and got lots of support from the instructors. Also, they were great with my 7yo and stayed on him the whole time. Would def use them again!
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Jennifer_b
Jul 16, 2024
Great, patient instructors, excellent value - Our surf instructors were great!!! We were a group of 8, four kids ages 7-12 and 4 adults, all beginners. They gave us one main instructor to go over the basics, then paired the two older and the two younger kids each with their own person. We all got up on the board- everything was really fun/ safe. Lots of memories made and this was the best deal on the beach. Most folks are charging anywhere from $55-100. I had such a great time I decided to keep booking a lesson a day with Viator for whomever in the family wanted to continue.
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Erin_p
Jul 12, 2024
Surf success - Migal (Michael) was great. He instructed well and made sure the kids felt safe. My kids aged 11 and 13 enjoyed themselves and stood up in try number 3. The coconut water at the end was a plus! Would highly recommend. Great value.
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Laura_b
Jul 8, 2024
Great experience for our mixed group of 8 with kids and adults - They had 1 instructor for every 2 kids and four adults. With our big group it was much appreciated! Miguel stakes claim on a good location and kept all of us catching waves. Amazingly they had boards for extra tall men (6'8"), but it was best for those men to bring their own shirt or rash guards.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).