Private, Technical Surf Coaching
At Hidden Coast Surf, we're dedicated to helping you improve your surfing skills with our private technical surf coaching in the beautiful Nosara, Costa Rica. Whether you're a beginner looking to catch your first wave or an experienced surfer striving to reach the next level, we're here to guide you every step of the way.
With warm waters and consistent waves, Nosara is the perfect location to work on your surfing abilities. Our patient, straightforward, and friendly coaching style combined with the ideal surfing conditions provides the winning formula for your surfing progression.
Our customized surf coaching includes in-water assistance, video coaching, and out-of-water theory sessions. This allows us to work with you thoroughly and effectively, whether you're a beginner or have some surfing experience, enabling you to progress quickly to higher levels. We believe that surfing is a set of skills and knowledge that can be learned quickly with effective coaching and practice, and we provide clear, no-nonsense, and unambiguous technical surf coaching for those who are serious about improving.
For more information on our coaching process, please visit our website, or email Oli at oli@hiddencoastsurf.com to learn more.
Frank joined us for coaching over a period of months in early 2021. Watch how we worked with him in this video.
We have a range of coaching videos to supplement our real world coaching.
See all our technical surf coaching videos here
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