Walkin' On Water Surf School

As a surfer improves, is it okay to still have poor or no swimming skills?

As a surfer starts to surf in the deeper waters, catching bigger, unbroken waves moving out of the shallow areas so they cannot stand being further away from the shoreline, it is crucial that they are a competent swimmer in the surf. This is a critical safety aspect – SWIMMING ABILITY IS A MUST.

The bigger the waves, the stronger the swell, the greater the currents, then the greater the competence, ability and swimming strength a surfer needs.

It is important if someone wants to continue surfing, they must work on their surfing skills but also their swimming skills &competence, surf awareness, understanding of the ocean & surf, and understanding of the environment to ensure they maximise their ongoing safety in the water.

The most common reason why someone loses their board in the water is a legrope breaking.

If this happens, a surfer must be able to swim to shore. If they don’t have the skills, ability or swimming strength&fitness to do this, it can pose a grave risk to their life. Often there are other surfers around who will offer to assist but this cannot be relied on and surfers need to ensure they have the level of skills & competence to match the conditions they are surfing in. This includes their surfing skills but also their safety&swimming skills. It also means that surfers must be realistic with their understanding & judgement of their level of surfing & abilities & not go out in conditions that are beyond them.

While when you are learning and doing your first lessons with a professional surf school, you do not need to be able to swim strongly or even be able to swim at all. However if you continue with your surfing, then this is a skill that is critical for your safety and well being

Link in Bio for more info at FAQs

If you have always wanted to surf, here is your chance to become a real surfer!

Our next Adult Surfing Program starts this Saturday and we still have availability. Hurry though if you are keen, as there are only a couple of spots left!

This Program doesn't just teach you to surf but helps you become a surfer by including much more than just surf technique.

With our professionally structured, comprehensive weekly lesson plans, we teach you extremely important other information on surf safety, surf awareness and helping you to learn and understand the ocean to help keep you safe but also to fast track you to improving faster and surfing better more quickly. Plus its SUPER FUN!

It is a 5 week program, surfing for 2 hours each Saturday.

Link in our bio to get more information on the program and to see our comprehensive lesson plans for each session.

It is still summer! With another week of warm weather ahead, what better way to escape the humidity and do something super fun than to get a surf lesson!

With Group and Private Lessons, we have something perfect for all ages and abilities.

We would love the chance to introduce surfing to you, your family and your friends. Come and do something as a group, join in one of our daily Group Lessons or spoil yourself with a Private Lesson!

Our professional, qualified and very amazing instructors are passionate about sharing our love for the ocean and surfing and we would love to have you join us this summer to just try it out and as a super fun experience or to set you up as a surfer for the rest of your life!

Do you sit on the sand, wistfully watching the grace of people elegantly paddling onto, standing up and riding waves all the way thourgh to the sand?

Have you always dreamed about learning to surf so you too can show this much poise, this much grace and feel the amazing sensation of riding a wave and surfing in crystal clear waters with nothing on your mind but your next wave?

Stop dreaming and start doing. Now!

Our next Adult Surfing Program starts on the 29th January 2022 and there are still a couple of spots left!

By far the best way to start your surfing journey and be introduced to our amazing sport is our 5 week program so you too can be exhilarating in the freedom and thrills of surfing.

Our progressive programs cover surfing techniques that progress each week as well as include important surf safety and surf awareness information so you become a surfer. Our holistic program helps you fast track to being able to surf better faster, build you with the skills, the knowledge and the confidence to keep on surfing.

If you cannot make this one starting on the 29th, please let us know and we can add you to the notifications for our other upcoming ASP’s. We would love to have you join us. We are passionate about sharing our epic sport and lifestyle with others and would love the privilege of showing you this life changing activity that you can do for the rest of your life!

Please see the link in our bio to get more information on the program and to see our comprehensive lesson plans for each session.

Do I need to be a strong swimmer, or even be able to swim, to learn to surf?

Another very common question that we get asked is whether someone needs to be a strong swimmer to be able to surf. Quite often, when people are interested & keen to try surfing & are wanting to book a lesson so they can feel the excitement & fun of riding waves, a big issue holding them back is their lack of swimming ability or fear of not being able to swim well enough to do it, possibly not being able to swim at all.

The great news for these people is that the answer is NO.

Or it should be no, if they are getting lessons at a professional, experienced surf school with qualified instructors.

We teach our Learn to Surf Lessons in very shallow water. Generally our instructors are in water no deeper than waist deep. All our surfers can stand & touch the ground so if they fall off their board, all they need to do is to put their feet on the sand & stand up.

Our comprehensive lesson plans & stringent safety protocols have been set up & are in place to ensure that everyone who does lessons with us feels this safety and security during the entirety of the lesson. We believe that surfing & being in the ocean is such a powerful thing & provides so many benefits to everyone, we want to provide this opportunity to everyone so they can experience the beauty, the thrills & excitement of being in the ocean, surfing waves.

What is important though is that people are comfortable in the water.
Link in Bio for more info at FAQs

Make 2022 the year of doing new things! Kick it off with becoming a Surfer NOW in our 5 Week Adult Surfing Programs!!

Our next Program is starting on the 29th of January &there are only limited spaces, with only a couple of spots left

Begin your Surfing Journey in these 5 Week Programs that are perfect for all ages, whether you are in your 20’s or your 60’s – come join us for fun, for learning, for challenging yourself and to experience why we are surfers & love what we do!

We are passionate about developing SURFERS not only just teaching you to surf. Our ASP Programs help you become a Surfer.
They are professionally structured Programs with set lesson plans to teach and provide you with plenty of information that will help you continue surfing in the years ahead.

Week by week, we move progressively through surf technique and skills but also cover important surf safety, surf awareness and basic surf knowledge to make you a SURFER, and help set you up as a surfer for life to keep you enjoying our amazing sport.

Surfing is so much more than just a sport though, there are so many additional benefits of being in the ocean, catching waves &doing something with others. Come &feel not only the phenomenal exhilaration of catching &riding the ocean’s power but also experience the benefits of our aquatic playground, the sanctuary of being in the ocean and the calming, recentring that brings the world back into perspective by being out in the water &aquatic environment.

Please see the link in our bio for more info and to see what you can expect in each of the 5 weeks!

Can you picture yourself doing this? Surfing out the back, catching green waves and loving every minute?

Our next Adult Surfing Programs are starting in the coming weeks.

Five comprehensive 2 hour sessions, once a week over 5 weeks at our Greenmount Beach base

These are jammed full of information on not only surfing technique but are designed to make you a surfer as quickly as possible and fast track you to this!

We include a heap of information on surf safety, surf awareness, helping you to understand the waves and the ocean plus a whole lot more.

This is all to help you understand surfing and our environment a lot more and a lot faster.

Knowing this will help you learn to read the ocean and surf much better, surf more safely, get more waves improve much faster and importantly have way more fun!

See link in bio for more info on our Adult Surfing Programs.

Surf within your Ability
As a surfer, you must always surf within your ability. No matter whether a novice or experienced advanced surfer, all surfers also must understand their limit.

Surfers must choose locations, breaks and conditions that suit their ability level &match their competence &physical conditioning.

Variables that surfers should take into consideration when they are looking at a location before surfing include
• Realistic personal surfing ability
• Physical condition
• Wave size
• Type of wave
• Wave power
• Crowd & number of surfers
• Currents
• Entry & exit points into & out of the surf
• Your equipment

The best way to learn what is suitable for you is to talk with your instructor about it during or after your lessons so that you know where is good for you to go to continue practicing &what conditions are suitable for you.

Ensuring that you are practicing in the appropriate location with appropriate conditions suitable for your ability will ensure that you continue to progress your surfing skills as well as your surfing confidence, surfing knowledge &understanding of the sport. It will allow you to correctly practice the techniques you have learnt in lessons. Remember Perfect Practice Makes Perfect.

If you practice in an unsuitable location, with inappropriate waves, with too many surfers, using equipment that is not suitable or anything else that’s not appropriate for you can potentially hinder your progress and improvement but also it can be a safety concern to yourself and other surfers.

See link in bio for more info.

Surf Etiquette Rule # 6 – Always Surf Within Your Ability

* This diagram is taken from the ISA Level 1 Surf Instructor Manual

When did you last challenge yourself and do something new,something super fun and exciting?

Kick off 2022 experiencing a new sensation, to push yourself out of your comfort zone and try learning a new skill and new lifelong hobby!! Come and start surfing with us.

Make now the time you did something that was so much fun that your face was beaming with smiles and left you on a high, feeling exhilarated for hours afterwards.

We would love to see your face filled with excitement and buzz, catching your first waves and feeling that pure joy and rush of being one with nature, riding the energy of the ocean.

Come and learn to surf or improve your surfing with us at Walkin On Water Surf School. Based at Greenmount Beach, we have options for everyone, no matter your age, ability or experience in the water and level of swimmer. We are passionate about introducing people to surfing and helping them improve and progress their skills and abilities.

More information can be found in the links in our bio.

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Be SunSmart – protect your skin using natural products and support a local Coast product and young entrepreneur!

Being in the elements, under the hard Australia sun, we all need high quality, high performing sun protection. Being outside, being in the ocean and surfing day in day out, we are always on the look out for great stuff that keeps us protected. We were stoked when we came across Indo Coco

We think that the background on this brand is super cool & thought we would share it.

We are always really excited to see people being inventive, backing themselves, trying new things and showing true entrepreneurial leadership. We are especially excited when this is with locals and even more so when they are the younger generations. This is very much so with INDO COCO (.coco)

Meet Kiki & the story behind ‘Indo Coco’.

Kiki at the age of 12 was finding it hard to go surfing without burning her skin with the chemicals used in sunscreens.

So although only 12 years old, she researched how to be sun-safe in the surf without burning or irritating her skin. “I soon discovered that there were so many chemicals in so many products, being the main cause of the irritation to my skin. So after having trouble finding natural sunblocks I decide to try make my own, with natural ingredients, safe for the environment , non-polluting, something that looked & felt good, effective when used.”

Read the more on Kiki & Indo Coco on our website at our BLOG, link in bio