Corolla Surf Shop Surf School 2010
We offer a number of different classes: (Click link for details)
- INTRODUCTORY SURF LESSONS (ages 9 to adult)
- ADVANCED BEGINNER SURF LESSONS (ages 9 to adult)
- PRIVATE SURF LESSONS (ages 8 to adult)
- GARY'S SURF SURFARI and PADDLEBOARDING LESSONS (ages 8 to adult)
- SPECIAL NEEDS LESSONS (ages 9 to adult)
HOW TO SIGN UP FOR LESSONS:
- On the Web: Click on Secure Reservation Form (see below). Just fill out the LESSON RESERVATION FORM that appears, and you can reserve a lesson by using our secure credit card e-mail system. Your credit card will not be charged until the day of the lesson. We will e-mail you a confirmation.
 SECURE RESERVATION FORM
- Or sign up by phone: 252-453-WAVE (9283) | fax 252-453-8281
"Thank you so much for being great surf instructors to myself, Zach, and my girlfriend, Kelly. We loved getting to know you and we'll be back next year. Thanks for making our vacation so enjoyable."
The Corolla Surf School is 15 years old. Time flies when you're having fun teaching friends how to surf! Since 1996 our goal has remained the same. We want to offer a safe, informative and fun surf class. All of our instructors are CPR trained by Corolla Fire & Rescue and are highly trained to give the safest, most educational, professional and fun lessons on the beach! On top of that, every year our instructor's knowledge base increases, as they hone their teaching skills by learning from the experiences they have with their own students, from the experiences of their fellow instructors' students, and from the constant updating of safe and effective teaching techniques that have come from decades of combined surfing instruction experience. Perhaps this is why Fitness Magazine recommended the Corolla Surf School!
Summer surf on the Outer Banks, especially in Corolla, creates some of the safest waves for beginning surfers. In fact, Outside Magazine has ranked Corolla as one of the top 6 destinations in the US to learn how to surf!
Long flat sandbars make it easy for both the student and instructor to walk the surfboard out into the ocean and for the students to take their first ride. We also offer Stand-Up Paddleboarding to our lesson choices. It's the latest craze that is taking the surf and mainland communities by storm. It's a great way to stay in shape and experience some breathtaking ocean views.
 
Sign up for surf lessons NOW with our
Secure Online Reservation Form.
Here is how it works:
All lessons meet at the Corolla Surf Shop location in the Food Lion Shopping Center, across the street from TimBuck2 Shopping Village. We ask that you show up 20 minutes before the scheduled lesson time in order to meet the instructors, get fitted for a wetsuit, sign the required waiver, and get detailed directions to the surf spot, (usually about a 5 minute drive.) We provide all the equipment, including a surfboard (or paddleboard) and wetsuit. Students should bring a towel, bathing suit, and sandals (the sand gets HOT!) You will then follow the instructor to the selected spot and begin your lesson!
How to sign up for a lesson:
You can sign up for a lesson online, by phone, or in-person. We recommend that you book the lesson online, as it allows you to reserve your spot(s) up to a year in advance. If you prefer to book the lesson once you arrive in Corolla, you may call 252-453-WAVE or stop in to our shop. We are located in the Food Lion Shopping Center, (between Sundogs & Lighthouse Bagels). Lessons book up quickly in the summer months, so if you want a lesson in June, July or August, and did not reserve a spot online, please call or drop-in as soon as you get into town. This is also a great time to rent boards and equipment as they also go very quickly.
Recommendations:
Once again, we highly recommend that you reserve your lesson online. If you choose to book your lesson when you arrive in Corolla, please do so as soon as possible, as lessons fill-up quickly!
We also suggest lathering up with waterproof sunblock 20 minutes before the lesson. We sell high performance sunblock, and the surf instructors give great advice as to what sunblock works the best. Bottled water is also a necessity. We sell bottled water at the shop, in case you forget. |
"Once the professional team at the Corolla Surf School teach you how to surf, you will never ever stop surfing. Trust me." - Elan, Class of 2002. And now, our regular surf buddy. (We even took him with us to California in 2006!)
NOTES:
We will reschedule or refund a lesson if there is a threat of lightning, if Corolla Fire & Rescue has determined the ocean unsafe for swimmers and/or has posted "Red Flag Conditions",or if the head surf instructor determines that the conditions are unsafe for surf lessons. Remember: Safety is our #1 concern. We are in constant communication with Corolla Ocean Rescue as well as Corolla Fire & Rescue and do not compromise the safety of our students or our instructors.
Due to constantly shifting sandbars, tides, wind direction and swell, lesson times vary from day to day and week to week. It's our job to make sure you have the safest, most informational lesson, so the lesson times are set each weekend.
Family members and friends are welcome to watch the lessons. Please bring your camera; there are always some great Kodak moments!
Sign up for surf lessons NOW with our
Secure Online Reservation Form.
Recently Corolla Surf Shop served as the backdrop and foundation for a TV Pilot currently in Post-Production. The project was produced by John Meindl of SPORTSBRANDEDMEDIA and Jeanne-Marie DeStefano, Director of the Corolla Surf Shop Surf School. |
