During the camp, you will practice three hours a day with qualified instructors. You will be divided into small groups of seven pupils per instructor. Surfing equipment such as soft board and wetsuit will be provided.
This is a good option for beginners who would like to try the sport and for improvers who would take their surfing one step further in a two-hour surf course. The lessons are structured this way. Firstly, you will check in at the surf school 10 minutes before the lessons start. You will then dress up in the school’s locker room, watch the video theory in the school, theory in the beach, warm up, practice in the sand, practice in the water, stretching, and back to the school.
This camp also offers a monitor with the national surf instructor title, material such as board, wetsuit, and school lycra, use of dressing room, toilets, showers, and lockers, student card, and civil liability and accident insurance.
Learning objectives
- Basic surfing rules in and off the water
- Correct stance on the board
- Learning to paddle correctly to get whitewash and waves
- Stand up properly on the surfboard
- The importance of warming up and stretching
- Use and maintenance of equipment
- Wave types and dangers
The official Oceanside Gran Canaria surf school
Also known as official Quiksilver surf school, it is located in one of the most beautiful urban beaches in the world, Playa de Las Canteras in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. A beach of blond and black sand in which, thanks to its average 24 degrees Celcius and the variety and quality of its waves, instructors can teach you surf, bodyboard, or paddle surf (SUP) 365 days a year.
In this surf school, you can also rent all kinds of surfboards for beginners (soft boards), intermediate level (evolutive), and advanced surfers (PKS and PUKAS shortboards), Quiksilver and Roxy wetsuits, and all kind of surf accessories.
Timetable
From Monday to Sunday, you will practice surfing from 09:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
You will have the option to sign up for a paddle surf course with 10 percent discount and can keep the surf equipment after the lesson until closing time for 8 EUR per day.