8 Sydney Surf Lessons Tours to Build a Day Around

1.2-Hour Surf Lesson Experience for Any Level

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 935 reviews · 2 hours · from $70Our pick

Meet Let’s Go Surfing at 128 Ramsgate Avenue for a two-hour Bondi Beach lesson limited to five people. You’ll learn beach safety, board technique, and wave timing from English-speaking instructors such as Matt, Luke, Marcus, or Brontë. Soft boards, wetsuits, rash vests, and sunscreen are supplied.

“Would recommend this 100x over. Our instructor Dan was fantastic! He gave us a very good safety briefing and they let us have a go at surfing. Our group was also small which I enjoyed. I would recommend booking earlier time slots as the beach did start to get crowded towards the end of our lesson.”

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2.Surfing Lessons on Sydney’s Bondi Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 267 reviews · from $71Top rated

Meet Lets Go Surfing at North Bondi for a two-hour lesson with a qualified instructor. You’ll practise on the sand, learn beach safety and wave timing, then spend about an hour in the water with a board, wetsuit, rash vest, sunscreen, and locker included.

“Awesome! Very technical and Well explained. Equipment was good. You will be able to Surf If you listen carefully. Recommended!”

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3.Maroubra Surf Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 188 reviews · 2 hours · from $60

Meet the Lets Go Surfing team at Maroubra Beach for a 2-hour beginner lesson capped at six people. Instructors such as Ryan, Effy, Seb, Pia, and Paul teach beach safety, board skills, and wave practice in English, Spanish, or Dutch. Wetsuits, soft boards, storage, showers, and sunscreen are provided.

“My tutor was very encouraging and positive even though it took me a while to get the hang of it. He gave me a lot of confidence. The group was a nice size and I got along with everyone. I hope to come back and learn some more soon. I was scared he’d get annoyed at me for not getting it right, but he was so patient. Told me where I was going wrong, praised me on what I did right. He was the perfect tutor in my opinion. Thank you for my lesson I had so much fun today and can’t wait to practice more.”

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4.Learn to Surf Day Trip – Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 56 reviews · from $125

Meet in central Sydney for a full-day beginner surf trip with Waves Surf School. Ride a 4WD across the sand to a quieter beach, take two two-hour lessons with accredited coaches such as Deano or Nathan, then refuel with a barbecue buffet.

“Great day out even though I am 53 and was with 20 year old Back Packers - Deano was a great bloke”

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5.Learn to Surf at Sydney’s Maroubra Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · from $57

Spend two hours at Maroubra Beach learning water safety, paddling, standing, balancing, and catching waves. Small classes of up to six mean useful coaching from instructors such as Sunni, Ryan, Archie, Meg, and Greg, with boards, wetsuits, and sunscreen supplied.

“We had a great experience with our surf instructor! They definitely worked with our different levels of skills. Highly recommend!”

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6.Dee Why Beach Group Surfing Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 1h 30m · from $53Best value

Meet the Dee Why Salty Surf School team outside the surf life saving club for a 90-minute group lesson. Coaches including Dan, Conrad, Will, Anguss, and Gor teach paddling, pop-ups, wave choice, turning, and ocean safety. Boards and wetsuits are provided.

“This was so much fun and our instructor Will was so helpful! Great experience for a good price, we were all able to learn how to stand up on our boards.”

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7.Australian Surfing and Camping Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $892

Spend five or six days surfing Australia’s East Coast with Australian Surf Bus, Seb, and small groups of up to nine. Learn with daily coaching, video analysis, wetsuits, and foam boards, then camp in swags, eat healthy breakfasts and dinners, and visit Byron Bay, Scotts Head, Red Rock, and Seal Rocks.

“This was my first surf trip and it definitely made me want to do more. Meeting a new instructor every day was so valuable every coach was incredibly nice and positive. The stops were all very different but equally beautiful, and we got Read more”

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8.Sunrise & Surf Beach Lifestyle Photoshoot

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $279

Spend about an hour with photographer Apo Di Coco at Sydney’s coast, posing at Manly Beach or Bondi Beach with professional guidance, optional surfboard or outfit props, and at least 30 edited photos delivered within two weeks.

“The photographer is very professional and attentive. It highlights us and makes us beautiful thank you very muchAuto-translated”

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