Bude, Cornwall, England
Big Blue Surf School
Big Blue Surf School is a surf school in Bude, Cornwall, England.
Bude’s original surf school, operating on Summerleaze Beach since 1999. Surfing England accredited; coaches are trained surf lifeguards, most of them local. From late 2024 it shares ownership with OA Surf Club at Widemouth Bay. Adaptive sessions for disabled and neurodiverse surfers. Meet the van and trailer at the far end of Summerleaze Beach car park, by the beach entrance.
Services
- Mixed-group and private surf tuition (beginner to advanced)
- School / large-group sessions
- Adaptive / neurodiverse sessions
- Coasteering (in partnership with OA Surf Club, sessions at Bossiney Cove)
- Surf and bodyboard hire from the Summerleaze car-park trailer
- Sirens Ladies Surf Club
- Junior Surf Academy (JSA) kids club
- Mavericks over-40s sessions
Lessons
- Daily mixed-group lessons (2–2.5 hours — Contact Big Blue Surf School to confirm duration)
- Surf Experience (single session)
- Two-session package
- Three-session package
- Private lessons (1:1 to 1:6; high season April–August, low season September–March)
- School / large groups (enquire)
- Mavericks (40+, once a month on a Sunday morning)
Rentals
- Half-day and full-day surfboard and wetsuit hire
- Surfboard only
- Wetsuit only
- 7ft and 8ft softboards; wetsuit boots, gloves and hoods when cold
- Bodyboards (mentioned on hire page)
Prices
Contact Big Blue Surf School to confirm.
Surf spots served
When to go
Open all year. Two lessons daily in summer; year-round sessions subject to weather and coach availability. Hire: someone at the trailer every day in peak season; call outside those times.