Lessons

Look for your Life’s a Beach kids day camps and week-long camps coming in August 2014! Bring the kids down to the beach everyday for some fun in water and in the sand. The days of fun with friends and enthusiastic camp leaders include beach play, skills and learning, games, surfing, body boogie boarding and skim boarding, paddle boarding, ocean safety, oceanography, ocean safety, kite flying and any other fun things the kids can dream up for a fun morning in the great outdoors!  Bring the kids to join us into growing into mermaids and watermen! For ages 6-10.  *If you have a child 11 years or older, we will be accepting applicants for volunteer ‘junior councillors’ to join our camps free of charge. When: 9am – 1pm Daily – August 1 – August 31 (July 1 – August 31 in 2015) *Please…

Advanced Paddle Skills Clinic Join Tofino Paddle Surf and guest instructor, Norm Hann, racer and long distance paddler, for our Advanced SUP Paddle Skills Clinic. Offered throughout the year, these clinics are designed for paddlers who want to take their SUP skills, paddling techniques, and racing, touring, surfing or fitness to the next level. These clinics will help you develop a more powerful and efficient forward stroke while improving pivot turns, surf stances, and paddling in dynamic conditions. We focuses on a combination of dry land and on water instruction and feedback that will immediately improve paddling and help you achieve training and paddling goals. If you love to paddleboard and want to maximize efficiency and the fitness benefits of paddling, this course is a MUST! The proper and efficient forward stroke is the foundation of all paddling fun, whether…

This 3 day course provides the theory and skills for paddleboard journeying and touring in coastal areas. Using the picturesque Clayoqout Sound and the coastline of Tofino’s white sand beaches as our classroom we will focus on weather forecasting, trip planning, currents & tides, launching and landing in surf, and improving skills and paddling technique. Adventure and explore the endless waterways around Tofino on your board with expert instruction and enthusiastic guides Catherine Bruhwiler from Tofino Paddle Surf and Norm Hann of Norm Hann Expeditions. When: June 20-22, 2014 Prerequisite: Advanced Flatwater SUP course or equivalent experience Time: Starts Friday afternoon Includes: Paddle Canada SUP Coastal Journeying Certification, ocean front accommodations, Video Analysis, Coastal Journeying Surf Swag Bag sponsored by Quiksilver, FCS, Tofino Brewing and more. -Board and wetsuit rental packages available. -Contact us to confirm your spot and receive…

Did you see this guy this morning?  He’s guiding our INLET TOUR today out of the beautiful Botanical Gardens today 4-6 pm!! Join us!

Get on the water this APRIL with Tofino Paddle Surf and other awesome water adventures in Tofino. Check out details on #getonthewater at Tourism Tofino

OPEN THIS WEEKEND  April 18 – 21 (Friday – Monday) 10am – 6pm rentals ~ retail ~ instruction ~ tours   *May 1 – October 31 open daily 9am – 6pm

Join Tofino Paddle Surf on our NEW 2 hour introductory paddleboarding tour of Tofino’s protected and calm INLET areas. Experience the wildlife, scenery and excitement of paddleboarding in this unique and inspiring ecosystem. This tour includes a 3 day pass for Tofino Botanical Gardens and we initiate our paddle from the pristine beaches in the gardens. We have a guest…

Beginner to Advanced Day SUP-surfing and Surfing Instruction Daily Group SUP SURF Instruction Life is better when you surf! If you’ve tried flat water SUP, have a few basic stroked and techniques down, join us for your first or 10th time for a Paddle board (SUP) Surf lesson!  Our expert SUP and SURF instructors can take you from the basics to the advanced sup surf techniques in this 2.5 hour lesson. Catch a wave and there will be no turning back! Learn ocean and wave safety, equipment orientation, etiquette on the water, how to catch waves and basic surf moves and more. Ample time is provide for practice and feedback with your expert guide. This is the perfect way to enjoy an afternoon at the beach in Tofino. This lesson is highly recommended if you are NOT EXTREMELY experienced and want to venture out into waves…

Few photos from our SUP Surf Weekend this past weekend. Such a great group of people and a lot of learning for everyone! NEXT UPCOMING COURSE: Oct 31, Nov 1 & 2, 2014 For more info on our awesome SUPsurf weekends and courses: http://tofinopaddlesurf.com/paddle-board-instruction/paddle-surf-instruction/

  Thanks to everyone who came out today for our ANNUAL WHALEFEST Grice Bay Mudflat Paddle Adventure!  Thanks to my awesome guides and the knowledgable and entertaining Dan Harrison from the Rainforest Eduction Society for educating us, answering all our questions and showing us the mudflats and wildlife. Looking forward to next year!! – check out this years event details