Bodyboarding and Surf Awareness

​​​​This action packed program provides students with lifelong skills in relation to surf safety, surf survival and surf confidence.

Pre-visit

Please review the video about rips and take the quick multi-choice test (in Related links to the right of this page) to check knowledge before you visit. These activities enable you to get the most out of the experience.

Daily program

Body Boarding

Feel the exhilaration of catching a wave on your own body board! Surfing under the guidance of fully qualified instructors, you will progress from basic to advanced skills. By the end of the session you will be carving the waves!

Surf Awareness

Try your hand at beach running, wading, dolphining, bodysurfing, rip identification and self-rescue. This will provide valuable, lifelong skills that will increase your water confidence and surf proficiency.

Steal the Flag

In this team sand-running game you are required to run into the oppositions’ territory, steal their flag and return home without being caught and sent to jail.  This is an exciting game of teamwork, tactics and tenacity!

Post-visit

Please take the short, multi-choice test to evaluate what you have learnt about safe surf practices (found in Related links in the top, right-hand corner of this page).