Lahinch Surf School (Lahinch, Ireland)
Lahinch Beach Prom, Lahinch, Clare V95 K7F2, Ireland
Tel: +34 828 680 066,
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Lahinch Beach Prom,
Lahinch,
Clare,
V95 K7F2,
Ireland
+34 828 680 066
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Lahinch Surf School is based at the beach hut on Lahinch promenade in Lahinch County Clare on the west coast of Ireland and provides a friendly, safe and fun introduction to the exhilarating art of surfing.
Former Irish Surf Champion John McCarthy and his crew of surfdude instructors invite you and your friends to come and experience the thrill and excitement of surfing at Ireland's best known Surf School. John started Lahinch Surf School out of a desire to surf and live on the west coast and to share the thrill and 'STOKE' of surfing. You are very welcome to Lahinch Surf School where surfing is friendly, safe, fun and highly recommended.
Features
Lahinch, County Clare:
The first surf school in Lahinch. ISA Affiliated, the original Lahinch Surf School is located at the beach hut on Lahinch promenade.
Find the Lifeguards towers on the beach and walk a further 100m. On the opposite side of the road you will find our well sign-posted beach hut. This is not to be confused with our postal address. All the action happens at the beach!
The town of Lahinch is located in the mid west of Ireland in County Clare, 2km west of the town of Ennistymon. Lahinch is a seaside tourist town with a lot of charm. Lahinch Surf School is ideally located offering the closest surfing from the towns of Limerick, Ennis and Galway and with good access from Dublin and Shannon.
Accommodation in Lahinch
We are just a surf school and only offer surf lessons but Lahinch has no shortage of establishments to spend a few nights on the west coast. Contact us for a list of most of the Hostels, Bed & Breakfasts and Hotels in Lahinch. Just let us know if you need any help choosing which venue would suit you or your friends needs best. The list is also available on our website.
Lahinch Surfing Lessons and Surf Courses
Absolute first-timer or seasoned professional, you can expect to have a wonderful, safe and fun time in the surf with Lahinch Surf School!Each Surf Session is 2 hours long, 80-90 minutes of which is spent in the water. You will learn how to perfect your "POP" to your feet in 1,2 or 3 steps! Equipment is provided along with one of our Fully Qualified Irish Surfing Association Surf Coaches who will patiently take you through the complete surf experience. Lessons are held in waist deep water so you don't need to be an amazing swimmer. For adults the most popular course we run is the Weekend Surf Course and a Single Surf Class. For teen & kids & groms we run camps in Summer & School holidays. For Schools Tours we have half-day and full-day tour programme.
Courses
If you want to look your best on your board and impress your friends on the beach, you'll want to hang with us for a bit longer! We want you to enjoy surfing, to have positive experiences and progressively learn skills that will help you love surfing as much as we do. Surfing is easy to learn when you're in the right space!
For adults the most popular course we run is the Weekend Surf Course you can take the option to allow us to arrange your accommodation for you by choosing the Weekend Surf Package. Also for adults there is the option to do the Mid week surf course.
For Kids and Teens we have the longest running Surf Camp in County Clare with the most highly qualified group of surf instructors possibly in the world
Weekends
In case you haven't heard Lahinch is a very fun place at weekends coupled with possibly the best surf in Ireland. If you want to get the full feel of the Surfing Capital of Ireland you have the option to to immerse yourself in a full Classic Weekend Surf Package, surf, accommodation, food, friends or do a Weekend Surf Course. The weekends suit everyone from couples to groups or if you're alone hang with everybody else!
Surfcourses Availability: All year round. All Months.
Single Surf Class
A Single Surf class is 2 hours long, 80 to 90 minutes of which is spent in the water. Prior to entering the water you will learn how to pop to your feet in 1,2 or 3 steps! Wetsuits and Surfboards are provided along with one of our fully qualified Irish Surfing Association Surf Coaches who will patiently take you through the complete surf experience. You will learn about water safety, ocean awareness and wave conditions. Warning: Taking a surf lesson can lead to the surf virus. You have been warned!
Weekend Surf Course
Our "Weekend Surf Course" is our most popular surf course. We have a lot of happy customers who have had a great weekend of surf. Apart from the surfing, the best part of this course is our surf coaches. They emphasize making it as fun as possible while giving you great tips to make it easier for you to master surfing. The course is for absolute beginners starting from scratch and also for the "Pro's" who have surfed multiple times before but need some coaching.
Two Surf Sessions with coaching on Saturday and one Sunday morning, you'll be surf-satisfied and carving by the time you leave lahinch on Sunday afternoon.
We want you to enjoy surfing, to have positive experiences and progressively learn skills that will help you love surfing as much as we do. What we try to do is fit as much water time into one weekend. We usually do a lesson on Saturday morning and again after lunch (depending on the tide times). By the time you take Sunday's lesson you are literally riding on the crest of a wave as you wave to your friends on the beach!
Kids & Teen Summer Surf Camps
In 2002 John introduced the now infamous “Lahinch Surf School 5 Day Surf-Camp” , the first of it's kind in the west of Ireland. Years later we are still perfecting and adapting the camp to make it safer, more exciting and more fun in the art of surfing. We'll never know how many great surfers have emerged from the camps.
AGES: KIDS SURF CAMP is for Age 9 to 12. TEEN SURF CAMP Ages 13 to 17.
Mid Week
Lahinch is usually busy at weekends, so surfing midweek can a bit of a treat. Quiet, more personal and laid back! In summer time you will be able to chose from a few different times mid week. In off-season months in the case there is no one else booked in you still have options. You can provisionally book that date to see if anyone else books in. If no body does your lesson then becomes a off-peak private lesson (which is obviously more expensive) so you have the option to try another date or do the private lesson. Usually in off-season (Oct-March) we'll have a few days a week where people are surfing mid-week. Check our Upcoming Events page to see if we have anything on on certain dates.
-> contact us to enquire for prices and availability on certain dates!
What equipment is provided?
Winter & Summer wetsuits, surfboards (variety of 1 fin and 3 fin) and in colder months boots, gloves and hoods (and of course expert tuition).
What do I need to bring?
In warmer months all you need bring is a towel, a swim suit and a warm jacket. In winter months you can consider buying your own surfing gloves. We do provide these but usually have only about 20 pairs. Similarly in summer we don't provide all the kids with surf socks, which parents can consider buying.
Can I bring my own board and wetsuit?
You can certainly bring your own wetsuit. In Winter our suits will most likely be warmer if you only have a summer wetsuit. It is safer if you use our surfboards as they are all made of foam and are more suitable for a group of people surfing together. Most privately owned boards are hard which would be dangerous in the group.
Check out our base at the end of the promenade in Lahinch. We also hold lessons in Spanish Point Beach and Doonbeg Golf Course Beach (surfers entrance) depending on tide and wave conditions.
If the surf is small in Lahinch we often move to Doonbeg Golf Course Beach, for weekend Adult lessons. There are always enough waves for a lesson in Doonbeg. Also keep in mind small waves are ideal for beginner surf lessons. Kids and Teen camps don't move location as we do games if surf is small.
Ways to get to the School
- Safe
- Fun
- Equipment provided
- Fully qualified
- Two hours long
- 90 minutes in water
Kids Lessons - 30€ per lesson:
- 2 hour surf lesson
- available weekdays or weekends
- 9yrs - 12 yrs
Teen lessons - 30€ per lesson:
- 2 hour surf lesson
- available weekdays or weekends
- 13yrs - 18yrs
Adults lessons - 40€ per lesson:
- 2 hour surf lesson
- Student discount available (36€ per lesson with Valid ID)
Group, Family or private lessons are available.
Teens Surf Camps for ages 13 - 18. Each lesson is 2 Hours and they run every Monday to Friday through the summer months. Just pick the week and times that suit you. 5 classes included.
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