Welcome to Gold Coast Surf Academy.
The Gold Coast Surfing Academy offers Learn to Surf lessons for all ages and all sizes of groups. The academy was founded by extreme sportsman, veteran surfer and internationally renowned surf coach, Johnny Preston.
He believes that riding a wave is one of life's many rewards which people of most ages can enjoy.The academy is situated at the famous Kurrawa Surf Club at Broadbeach Central which is now the central hub of the Gold Coast. More details in where we are.
The environment is a wonderful beach surrounded by parks. It now attracts international investors and travellers along with families that choose this area as their holiday destination.All students 15% off all Ripcurl Merchandise at the RipCurl store in Surfers Pardise, Burleigh Heads and Mick Fanning Store at Coolangatta.
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The Academy is going througha transition of equipment of boards to keep up with the reputation for having the best equipment used for learn to surf.
Some of the boards are
2 x 7ft .6 gboards
2x supersoft 7ft 2 boards
1 x 9ft 6, barely used and great familyboard.
Please contact me if you are intetrested getting a board for your child to learn and keep for a lifetime.
The 4 important points before entering the water, they are
1 Check which way the wind is blowing
2 Check which way the current is running %90 of the time the current is running in the same direction unless you get a sudden wind change
3 Know where your rips are
4 And know the tides
Tips for intermediate surfers
Never go out in surf unless you are sure you can swim back in, dont rely too much on legropes as they do break and you need to know your enrty and exit points before entering.
Try catching a few waves without the legrope in uncrowded surf, these are good drills for all intermediate surfers.
I f your ever find yourself in rip never freestyle swim but breathstroke , this enables you to keep your head above water, know when to dive under with approaching waves and site where you have to go, it is the most relaxing stroke you can use , elderly people are seen doing this in pools on daily basis and still talking to the person beside them.
If you have just gone from beginner to wanting to be intermediate, just spend some time bashing yourself around on the beach breaks in mid tide and above, create your surf fitness first.
Dont be afraid to surf the choppiest surf you find, i believe they are the best type of condition to gain the maximum practice. Having choppy surf will commit you to make sudden balance changes just to make the wave and then having the create a turn without catching a rail, it may feel frustrating but i feel it will teach you to feel light on your feet for any sudden wave or board movement.
Paddling Etiquette
Go and watch the crowded high performance breaks because if you build enough surf fitness on the beach and do try a point break, look out ,there are what we call paddling etiquette rules you need to know.
There are very important paddling rules and skills you will need to know if you try a crowded, intense and highly competitive breaks like cooly or burleigh Hds
If you get out there without ruining someones line of track on a wave think your self lucky.
Whilst paddling out in spots like these its no always the intent to get out the back but, also not to ruin someones wave coming through a section where you are and they want to be for a tube ride, snap, hack or bottom turn, whatever suiting the wave or the surfer on it
If a basic rule is if a person is coming at you on wave you have to give way to that person and give him a free line of track, if it means sacrificing yourself to the lip on the impact zone or getting hit by other set before finally getting through, so be it. Ah! the rules and regulations
I dont recommend learner/ intermediate surfers to surf in crowded high intensity surf breaks, bit like learning to drive on a formula 1 racing track with all the formula 1 drivers. You wouldnt do it.
