Canterbury & Christchurch

School surf programs in Canterbury

South Island schools should not have to fly north for real surf education. We bring the same curriculum-linked programs, documented safety and qualified instructors to Christchurch's beaches through Christchurch Surf Lessons, part of the Aotearoa Surf family.

The opportunity

Canterbury's open water, finally taught

Christchurch sits beside genuinely teachable surf: the long, gradual banks of the city's eastern beaches suit first-timers, and sheltered corners handle junior groups. Yet no Canterbury camp destination offers learn-to-surf, and no surf school in the region publishes school-grade safety documentation. We do both.

Canterbury beaches we operate:

  • Sumner
  • New Brighton
  • Spencer Park
  • Waimairi
  • Kaikoura
  • Timaru
  • Same WorkSafe-compliant system
  • Minutes from eastern Christchurch schools
  • Day programs & PE blocks
A teenage surfer trims across a clean turquoise wave beneath a bush-clad headland

Programs available here

What you can book in Canterbury

Be one of the first Canterbury schools in the water

Canterbury dates are limited each term. Register your interest early and we will build the term around the keen schools.