Rest Bay Watersports Centre

The Porthcawl Surf School Sign and building, with surf boards in the window and people passing by

Master watersports with expert lessons in Rest Bay. The centre offers surf hire and year-round classes with the award-winning Porthcawl Surf School, as well as stand-up paddle board training. Also, you can study to become a lifeguard or surf instructor here.

It’s a really great location to learn at. The centre overlooks the beautiful, clean waters of Rest Bay, a blue flag beach, and Porthcawl is one of Britain’s fastest growing surf destinations. Perhaps that’s because it’s a convenient three hour trip from London. That makes it the closest, most consistent watersports destination to the UK capital, and it’s less than an hour from Cardiff. Indeed, this state-of-the-art centre is the Welsh Coast Surf Club’s home.

Other beach activities

There’s lots more interesting things to see and do here too. There are courses for environmental education and ocean literacy, with outdoor learning. Also if you’re keen to help the environment, the centre is a hub for beach cleaning events.

Families visiting Rest Bay can pre-book household lessons and take part in group class workshops from Rockpooling to Beach crafts, all available to pre-book through beach Academy Wales.

Facilities:

all-weather cycle storage
café/bistro
changing cubicles
external showers
ice-cream and refreshments kiosk
secure equipment lockers
toilets
tourist information
Beach wheelchair
Surf shop

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