At Tynemouth Longsands Surf School, we operate a school & club from Tynemouth Longsands beach, situated at the bottom of the ramp next to Crusoe’s cafe. Our surf instructors are RLSS qualified lifeguards and CRB checked, as well as holding either A.S.I. qualifications (Association of surfing institute) or 'SurfingGB' coaching certificates. For complete beginners, our friendly & encouraging coaching style makes our lessons the perfect start. All equipment is supplied however you will need to bring a large towel & some warm clothing.

Our lessons consists of the following elements: Introduction Equipment issue & getting into your wetsuit (which is a lesson in itself at first) Beach & water safety Description of board and leash Beach demonstration of surfing and correct entry into the sea Warm up followed by entry into the sea Catching a wave and correct prone position on board (lying down) Water confidence building Correction and praise Once everybody has successfully caught waves and felt the surge and rush of a breaking wave we exit the water together. Next on the beach we demonstrate paddling your board, correct hand & foot position and the hard bit, standing up (on land). The class then have a go at paddling and then jumping up to the standing position on their board, this also tells us if they have a natural or goofy stance (Surfy term for left or right foot forward). We then all enter the sea and begin to catch waves and start stand up surfing. The minimum lesson age is 8 and the session normally lasts around 2 hours. If you have had a couple of lessons before and need a bit of guidance or you have your own board and need a few pointers, we can offer you an intermediate session. We are fully insured and copies of our risk assessments, NOP’s (normal operating procedures) and EAP’s (emergency action plans) are available upon request. Longsands Surf School is a registered business with North Tyneside Council.