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LEVEL

Based on the descriptions and photos, you can easily discover your surf level. Our goal is to take you from complete newbie (level 0) to beginner surfer (level 1) in just five lessons. After that, we’ll help you build your skills in another five lessons to confidently reach the intermediate level (level 2). Are you up for the challenge?

CHECK YOUR LEVEL

LEVEL 1: Beginner 

  • Skill level: You’re just starting out or still learning the basics.

  • Focus: Finding balance on your surfboard while paddling, getting comfortable in the water, practicing popping up on your board (from belly to feet).

  • Surf conditions: Small, gentle waves (30-90 cm) that are easy to catch; soft-top boards are ideal for their stability and forgiving nature.

  • Goals: Learning which waves are suitable for surfing, building confidence in the water, understanding basic safety (like how to fall safely).

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LEVEL 2: NOVICE

  • Skill level: You’ve had a few surf lessons or spent some time in the water.

  • Focus: Catching small to medium waves independently, learning to stand up and ride a wave all the way to the shore, improving your pop-up technique.

  • Surf conditions: Soft, small waves (60-120 cm) that allow for longer rides. You might still use a soft-top board but are starting to transition to a hard-top board.

  • Goals: Consistently and smoothly popping up on your board, surfing unbroken waves without falling quickly, and paddling out to the line-up with more confidence.

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LEVEL 3: INTERMEDIATE

  • Skill level: You catch waves regularly but are still refining your technique.

  • Focus: Improving your board control, making turns, surfing more dynamically (carving and trimming), building speed, and enhancing your wave-catching timing.

  • Surf conditions: Medium waves (90-180 cm), both left and right breaks. You might use a shortboard depending on your preference.

  • Goals: Paddling into waves earlier with better timing, surfing in more challenging conditions like beach breaks and point breaks, and gaining a better understanding of wave positioning and priority.

Surf Lesson Bali

LEVEL 4: ADVANCED

  • Skill level: You surf consistently and are working on advanced maneuvers.

  • Focus: Perfecting powerful turns, cutbacks, and bottom turns, riding bigger and faster waves, and experimenting with aerials and more complex tricks.

  • Surf conditions: Larger, faster waves (180+ cm) at more challenging spots, with various wave types (reef, point, or barreling waves).

  • Goals: Refining maneuvers and smoothly transitioning between tricks, understanding different surf spots and reading waves, improving tube riding or developing aerial skills.

Surfschool Canggu

LEVEL 5: EXPERT/PRO

  • Skill level: You are highly experienced, competitive, and perform complex maneuvers in almost any conditions.

  • Focus: Refining advanced techniques and style, competing in contests or consistently performing at a high level, and surfing big waves (2.5 meters and above) with ease.

  • Surf conditions: Large, powerful waves (2.5+ meters) at world-class surf spots, training or competing on high-performance waves like Pipeline or Teahupo’o.

  • Goals: Mastering all aspects of surfing: timing, maneuvers, and style, pushing your physical and mental limits, and adapting to all surf conditions and spots.

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