Surfing Lesson at Ocean Grove

Guidelines

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Go Ride A Wave Ocean Grove

• Where To Find Us
• Coming from Geelong via Barwon Heads, as you enter Ocean Grove via the Barwon Heads bridge, turn right into Surf Beach Road.
• You’ll see the main beach carpark on the right hand side, 200 metres past the Surf Life Saving Club you will find our trailer (near the toilet block).
• Ocean Grove is very accessible by personal transport or public transport. There is a regular bus service leaving Geelong daily, and Geelong is easily reached from Melbourne via Vline trains. Trains leave every hour.

Meeting Point:

• Ocean Grove Meeting Point Map

Special requirements

• Children between the ages of 5-9 years need to be assisted by a non-surfing adult in the water. This adult will not be charged for attending the class and is needed to assist children carry and manoeuvre the surfboard on the beach and in the water.

Children Only Lessons.

Children are more than welcome to attend any session! But for little groms (5-9 years old) wanting to learn in the company of peers, they can choose between two additional class options:

• Kids Only Surf Lessons. Available in the school holidays, these 90-minute classes are designed to introduce young beginner surfers aged 5 to 14 to the ocean in a fun, safe and inclusive way.
• Surf Groms. Surfing Australia's National Surf Program for Children 5-12 years consists of 4 x 1.5-hour progressive sessions with a strong focus on fun, ocean awareness and surfing development.

Restrictions

• Learning to surf with Go Ride A Wave is an accessible and inclusive experience. No matter your ability level or water skills, we have a lesson perfect for everyone. If you are nervous about your ability level or have a special need, get in touch with us to see if a private lesson may be more appropriate for you.
• Learning to surf with Go Ride A Wave is extremely safe with our highly trained and fully qualified lifeguard staff. We use safe, soft surfboards.
• When learning, we stay in waist deep water where we can always stand. Surfing is so safe that we don't require a minimum swimming ability!

Extras

We know you're going to love your surfing experience with Go Ride A Wave! If you are keen to get back into the water to progress your surfing to the next level, you can choose to:

• hire a wetsuit and surfboard for 2 hours or a full day to test your new skills out in the water; or
• upgrade to our 3 x progressive lesson Surf Course, which comes with 12 bonus online surf theory modules
• book a 1:1 Private Surf Lesson to hone your surfing skills even further!

Disclaimers

• General public lessons require payment in advance to secure the booking. Bookings can be made via the Go Ride A Wave website, by phone or instore.
• Surfing lessons will not be cancelled due to rain, but maybe cancelled if the conditions are deemed to be dangerous, or if the surf is too small to run a class.
• All customers will be given a refund or a credit if the class is cancelled.
• Refunds will be given to clients if they cancel their lesson, and providing they give Go Ride A Wave at least 24 hours notice. If clients fail to arrive or cancel on the day, then they will forfeit their payment.
• All customers must complete and sign an Acknowledgement of Risk form prior to each class
• Go Ride A Wave requests Gift Vouchers are redeemed within one year of issue, but we are happy to extend and do not impose Gift Voucher expiration dates, so you can be confident your gift will have an opportunity to be used.

Pricing may change at any time at the discretion of the supplier (prior to purchase). Please see the calendar on this page for the most up to date pricing and information on this experience.

Bookings with Fareharbor are subject to the terms and conditions outlined by the tour provider.

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