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Newquay, Cornwall, England

NQY Surf School

NQY Surf School is a surf school in Newquay, Cornwall, England.

NQY is a beach-front school on Great Western — the only school on that beach, there since 2014. It is led by Adam Griffiths, a four-time UK champion and World Tour longboarder, with centre manager Dale.

The on-sand centre has toilets, changing and lockers, plus a beach bar. RNLI cover the beach from May to September.

Hire is through sister site surfhirenewquay.co.uk. School groups go through First Wave Adventures. The school also offers coasteering at The Gazzle.

Services

  • Standard group surf
  • Friends and family
  • 1:1 private
  • Junior lessons (ages 7–12)
  • Bodyboard
  • Social Surfer and Fast Track packages
  • Hire
  • Coasteering
  • Stag and hen
  • Instructor course

Lessons

  • Standard group — 2 hours, 8:1, ages 7+
  • Friends and family — from age 3 (adult with under-7s)
  • Private 1:1
  • Junior — 1.5 hours, ages 7–12

Rentals

  • Hire via sister site surfhirenewquay.co.uk, until 5pm
  • Board £15, bodyboard £10, wetsuit £10
  • Skateboard £15 a day or £50 a week
  • Extras, chairs and umbrellas £5
  • Hire phone 07398 975272

Prices

  • Standard group lesson — £40pp
  • Friends and family — couples £140; 3 people £170; 4 £190; 5 £210; 6 £230; 7 £250; 8 £270
  • Private — 1 person £100, 2 £200, 3 £250
  • Junior lessons — 1–5 sessions £35–£140
  • Bodyboard — 1–5 sessions £40–£150
  • Social Surfer (3 sessions) — £100
  • Fast Track — £345
  • Coasteering — £45pp
  • Stag and hen — surf and coasteer £69pp, surf £32pp, coasteer £42pp

Surf spots served

Great Western BeachThe Gazzle (coasteering)

Surf conditions

  • Forecast widget on the school website
  • Surfline Great Western webcam and forecast on the hire site

When to go

Year-round wetsuits; RNLI May–September; junior lessons in the summer holidays