Surfing a wave at Bondi Beach should be on everyone’s bucket list. This reputable school was started by Brenda Miley sout of the back of a Kombi van in the mid-nineties as a way to encourage more women into surfing. Cut to the next millennium and the surf school is going strong, having taught thousands of women – as well as kids and everyone else – how to surf.
The highly skilled instructors provide a range of different beginners' courses, depending on your goals and availability – from group lessons, to private lessons, six-week courses, kids' lessons and women's courses.
You'll of course learn the essentials: safety, paddling and how to catch a wave. At one of the most famous beaches in the world, which is renowned for its nice (but not crazy-big) waves. Perfect for nervous first-timers.
There is also a Let's Go Surfing at Maroubra Beach and in Byron Bay.