A SUP lesson and tour usually lasts two hours, and can take place either on MacKenzie Beach or our calm inlet waters.Īt just a five minute drive from the centre of Tofino, MacKenzie Beach is easily accessible. Every surf school also offers private lessons. ![]() Group lessons typically maintain a ratio of one instructor to five students. This includes theory, which usually takes place on the beach of choice, and putting that knowledge into action in the water. Surf lessons are generally three hours long. Learn more about rip currents with local ocean safety initiative, Coast Smart. Your surf instructor will point them out to you and you’ll want to learn to identify them. It’s a powerful current of water moving away from shore, and can sweep even the strongest of swimmers out to sea. You’ll be paddling out into the surf while lying on your board, and everyone spends a bit of time underwater, whether you bail (let go of your board), get thrown in the water (which happens even to the best surfers) or do a turtle roll, where you hold onto your board and roll underwater to advance further. Surfing involves a lot of time in deep water, that is, water deep enough that your feet don’t touch the ground. Either way, remember that your zipper goes in the back ✅. For some, getting into that neoprene wetsuit can be tricky and for others, peeling it off is the challenge. You’ll want to add gloves, boots and a hood through the winter. Wearing a wetsuit is a necessity in our cold water. The water temperature here generally ranges between 7 and 15 degrees Celsius.
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