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Barefoot Surf We help you surf better, faster. Welcome to a different introduction to the world of surfing.

Learn to surf with our team of experienced and passionate surf guides, while living an authentic travel experience with fellow travellers. We don't just teach people how to surf, we take them on the surf trips that changed our lives.

02/25/2025

Why Nicaragua?

#1: Swell Consistency.
The Pacific coast of Central America delivers some of the world’s most consistent surf. Nicaragua was our first destination since 2012!

#2: Offshore Winds, approximately 300 days per year.
Lots of places in the world have consistent swells. But frequently, at 9 or 10 am, the wind turns onshore, and the surfing conditions deteriorate. Not in the south of Nicaragua. Thanks to Lake Nicaragua, the wind blows offshore from sunrise to sunset for more than 300 days per year! If there is one place you can put hours of surfing practice, this is it!

#3: Uncrowded & Authentic
Nicaragua is one of the last few places where surfers can find accessible, high-quality waves without the crowds.

#4: Surf Break Diversity
The surf beaches around San Juan del Sur have both “swell magnet” spots that work very well on small days, and “protected bays” that consistently deliver shoulder-high waves even during big swells. This means that beginners and intermediates can find great waves for their level with unmatched consistency.

#5: The Villa!
- Panoramic view on the Pacific
- Infinity pool with ocean view
- 7 spacious rooms with bathrooms & A/C
- Walking distance to restaurants, cafes, and the beach

Check our calendar: https://barefootsurftravel.com/calendar
For more informations: https://barefootsurftravel.com/surf-trips/nicaragua/info

02/24/2025

Here’s why they matter!

The length, width, thickness, and volume of your board directly impact your paddling, stability, and overall surfing performance. Choosing the right dimensions can make a huge difference in how fast you progress!
Understanding how each factor affects your surfing & how to choose the right board for you is crucial.

Any questions, drop it in the comments! ⬇️

02/21/2025

These 5 tips would be at the top of our list if we could go back in time. They’re game-changers for improving faster, catching more waves, and having more fun in the water.

1️⃣Choose the Right Equipment for Your Level
2️⃣Learn How to Find Good Waves
3️⃣Learn the Foundations First
4️⃣See Yourself Surfing & Get Feedback
5️⃣Practice with Focus

For more details on each tip:
👉 Watch our Full YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/e4ivwXEzAEU
👉 Read our Online Article: https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com/articles/what-we-wish-we-knew-when-we-started-surfing/

Let us know if you have in mind something we can offer you in our content to help you progress. Drop your thoughts below! 👇

🔍 For more personalized tips and guidance, check out our Barefoot Premium Coaching Platform and start your 7-day free trial— https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com !

02/20/2025

Snippets from Costa Rica ☀️ 🌊

01/16/2025

The surf stoke was high for our first retreat of 2025, thanks for sharing moments like these with us ✨

01/04/2025

Our 2025 season is about to start and we cannot wait to surf with you! ✨

01/03/2025

Our special offer ends TODAY at 11:59 PM EST, so don’t miss out!
Get Barefoot Premium at 30% OFF | 7-Day Free Trial : https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com

When we started this online coaching platform, our goal was to create the tool we wished had existed in our first years of surfing—something to accelerate progress and make the journey smoother.

Only this year we’ve added:

🏄🏼‍♀️ Surf Technique Feedback from coach Tabbi
Got questions or surfing footage? She’s here to help! With our new Activity Feed, you can now post your clips, photos or questions in the community and get personalized tips to improve.

🏄🏼‍♀️ Technical Videos in the Activity Feed
Learn through new videos posted every month on the Activity Feed. Tabbi breaks down the techniques of pro surfers or community members and shares insights to help you get to the next level.

🏄🏼‍♀️ Community Group Analysis
Unlock your surfing potential by submitting your footage to get video feedback from your coach! This new feature has been a favourite. You can also learn from other surfers who submit their videos.

Add all these new features to our structured courses, 100+ high-quality video tutorials, key elements, quizzes and mobile App; you have the ultimate platform to surf better in 2025! You’ll also get access to our latest course: “How to learn how to surf”, your ultimate tool to stay on track with our faster progression formula.

Don’t wait until it’s too late—hit the link!
See you in the community,

01/02/2025

Ready to take control of your surfing journey in 2025?
We’ve got a special offer for you to start your year:

1️⃣ The release of our new course: “How to Learn to Surf” 🚀 —your ultimate guide to ensure you’re on the right track to progress your surfing.

2️⃣ A limited-time New Year offer of 30% off on our Yearly Membership 🎉 that’ll make it easier than ever to take action. If you have this vision of where you want to bring your surfing, this is your chance to start the year strong with the ultimate surf progression tool.

For the next 24 hours only we’re offering 30% Off on our Yearly Membership!
Start your 7-day free trial now: https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com

01/01/2025

Ready to take control of your surfing journey in 2025?
We’ve got BIG news coming your way:

News 1️⃣: The release of our new course: “How to Learn to Surf” 🚀 —your ultimate guide to ensure you’re on the right track to progress your surfing.

News 2️⃣: A limited-time New Year offer of 30% off on our Yearly Membership 🎉 that’ll make it easier than ever to take action. If you have this vision of where you want to bring your surfing, this is your chance to start the year strong with the ultimate surf progression tool.

For the next 48 hours only we’re offering 30% Off on our Yearly Membership!
Start your trial now: https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com

12/24/2024

Fun waves to be had on our 7-day Costa Rica retreat 🌊

12/10/2024

This season in the Mentawai Islands 🌴

11/25/2024

Want to escape the cold and surf-quality waves in a tropical climate 🏝️? Our UPCOMING destination, Nosara, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 , is our favourite place to coach surfing from January to March. Here are the top 3 reasons why:

#1 Wave Consistency
November to March is the “small wave” season on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Playa Guiones is a true “wave magnet,” meaning that surfers get at least waist-high waves even on the smallest of days. In more than a decade of operating on this coastline, we are yet to see a “flat” day! This season has very consistent and reliable quality surf for both beginners and intermediates, typically with quality waves from waist-to-shoulder high. Perfect for coaching & improving your skills.

#2 The Weather
Don’t like the cold or rain? Want to go somewhere that practically guarantees sunshine and hot weather? Costa Rica averages less than one rainy day per month during this time of year. Blue skies, sunshine, 30 degrees every day and tropical water. Leave your wetsuit at home!

#3 Reliable Conditions
Winds are great for surfing in the mornings, offering clean conditions for typically a 4-hour window, and it also often calms down in the evening for a magical sunset session! The sand banks at Guoines offer long, gently peeling waves, which are exactly what students need to improve skills such as catching green waves, angling, carving or cutbacks.

Why Nosara?
- Consistent, quality surf for beginners & intermediates
- Plenty of safe, sand bottom waves breaking over 7 km of majestic beach
- Gorgeous, private bungalows set in a tropical garden
- Fascinating jungle with sloths, monkeys, colourful birds & more
- Walk 6 minutes to waves, amazing restaurants & cafes

For any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

09/22/2024

This is your final reminder—there are only 12 hours left to take advantage of our 30% discount on the Barefoot Premium Annual Membership ⏱️
Start my 7-Day Free Trial at 30% off: https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com

Why join now?
- 🎥 Immediate Access to premium tutorials and feedback.
- 💸 Big Savings you won’t see again anytime soon.
- 🎯 Focused Practice Tools: Get access to tools designed to help you focus your practice and get results faster.
- 💬 Commitment to progressing your surfing with guidance from the best.
- 🎬 NEW: Pro Surfer & Community Video Analysis: Weekly video breakdowns and group surf footage analysis to keep you improving.

Don’t wait until it’s too late—hit the link, and we’ll see you inside!

See you in the community,

*P.S. This discount expires in 12 hours—don’t miss it!*

09/21/2024

We’re currently offering 30% Off on the Annual Membership for 1 more day! 🚀
👉 https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com

Here’s what you’ll get when you join:
🎥 Exclusive Courses: Deep dive into premium tutorials designed to improve your surfing fast.

💬 Personalized Feedback: Upload your footage, and our coaches will help you make targeted improvements.

🎯 Focused Practice Tools: Get access to tools designed to help you focus your practice and get results faster.

🌍 Community: Be part of a supportive, knowledgeable community that’s all about surf progression.

🎬 NEW !!: Pro Surfer & Community Video Analysis: Our coaches post weekly video breakdowns of pro surfers’ techniques and community surfers’ footage. Plus, we do group analysis of members’ surf footage.

This is the best time to start your 7-day Free Trial while locking in the best deal forever!

P.S. The deal ends in 1 day!! ⏱️

09/20/2024

Your chance to level up your surfing with Barefoot Premium is here—but it won’t last forever. Our 30% OFF discount on the Annual Membership is still running for 2 days ⏰
👉 https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com

Here’s what you’ll get when you join:
- 🎥 Exclusive Courses: Deep dive into premium tutorials designed to improve your surfing fast.

- 💬 Personalized Feedback: Upload your footage, and our coaches will help you make targeted improvements.

- 🎯 Focused Practice Tools: Get access to tools designed to help you focus your practice and get results faster.

- 🌍 Community: Be part of a supportive, knowledgeable community that’s all about surf progression.

- 🎬 NEW: Pro Surfer & Community Video Analysis: Our coaches post weekly video breakdowns of pro surfers’ techniques and community surfers’ footage. Plus, we do group analysis of members' surf footage.

This is the best time to start your 7-day Free Trial while locking in the best deal forever!

*P.S. The deal ends in 2 days!* ⏱️

09/12/2024

~ The Push Through ~

The “pushing through” technique, or “punching through”, is the optimal method to use to get passed small waves on a big surfboard. This technique uses the speed and flotation provided by a longboard in order to drive through the wave, instead of under it.

Take a look at the horizon. Start paddling when bigger sets of waves have passed & when the ocean looks calmer.

As you get closer to a whitewater wave, keep paddling hard straight towards it. More speed equals more control.

When you are about a surfboard’s distance from the whitewater, grab your rails & push up. There needs to be proper space between your body & the board for the whitewater to pass between you and your surfboard.

Lift one leg up in the air. This brings extra weight over your surfboard, preventing you from getting knocked back off on bigger waves.

When the white water hits you, your board should be facing straight towards the wave, totally perpendicular to it.

You can only do this on smaller waves. Don’t try to push through big whitewater waves, you will get pushed back. Instead, try the turtle roll.

09/08/2024

The Frontside Turn

When going down the wave, always look where you want to go to.

As you reach the bottom of the wave, compress your knees and lower body down to add extra weight onto your back foot, especially over the toes.

As you are putting more weight on your back foot, you want to drop the leading shoulder and lean towards the wave. You can touch the water with your backhand for balance. This position puts extra weight over your back toes to really engage the fins and the back part of the right rail.

Now that the fins and rail are engaged, you want to lead the turn with your head and upper body.This twisting of the torso is what helps to pivot the longboard towards the shoulder. How much you rotate your shoulders and chest will affect how much you carve.

Want to learn even more and level up your surfing? Join our Barefoot Premium online coaching! Get access to courses like “Turning Basics” with a 7-day Free Trial. Comment ‘Premium’ below, and we’ll DM you the link to get started today!

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These 5 tips would be at the top of our list if we could go back in time. They’re game-changers for improving faster, catching more waves, and having more fun in the water. 1️⃣Choose the Right Equipment for Your Level 2️⃣Learn How to Find Good Waves 3️⃣Learn the Foundations First 4️⃣See Yourself Surfing & Get Feedback 5️⃣Practice with Focus For more details on each tip: 👉 Watch our Full YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/e4ivwXEzAEU 👉 Read our Online Article: https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com/articles/what-we-wish-we-knew-when-we-started-surfing/ Let us know if you have in mind something we can offer you in our content to help you progress. Drop your thoughts below! 👇 🔍 For more personalized tips and guidance, check out our Barefoot Premium Coaching Platform and start your 7-day free trial— https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com ! #SurfBetterFaster #SurfingTips #SurfTutorials #SurfCoaching #BarefootSurfTutorials

Ready to take control of your surfing journey in 2025? 🌊 Discover our special offer 📣 #learntosurf

Ready to take control of your surfing journey in 2025? We’ve got a special offer for you to start your year: 1️⃣ The release of our new course: “How to Learn to Surf” 🚀 —your ultimate guide to ensure you’re on the right track to progress your surfing. 2️⃣ A limited-time New Year offer of 30% off on our Yearly Membership 🎉 that’ll make it easier than ever to take action. If you have this vision of where you want to bring your surfing, this is your chance to start the year strong with the ultimate surf progression tool. For the next 24 hours only we’re offering 30% Off on our Yearly Membership! Start your 7-day free trial now: https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com

This is your final reminder—there are only 12 hours left to take advantage of our 30% discount on the Barefoot Premium Annual Membership ⏱️ Start my 7-Day Free Trial at 30% off: https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com Why join now? - 🎥 Immediate Access to premium tutorials and feedback. - 💸 Big Savings you won’t see again anytime soon. - 🎯 Focused Practice Tools: Get access to tools designed to help you focus your practice and get results faster. - 💬 Commitment to progressing your surfing with guidance from the best. - 🎬 NEW: Pro Surfer & Community Video Analysis: Weekly video breakdowns and group surf footage analysis to keep you improving. Don’t wait until it’s too late—hit the link, and we’ll see you inside! See you in the community, *P.S. This discount expires in 12 hours—don’t miss it!* #howtosurf #barefoot #surf #longboard #surftutorials #premium #surfschool #learntosurf

Your chance to level up your surfing with Barefoot Premium is here—but it won’t last forever. Our 30% OFF discount on the Annual Membership is still running for 2 days ⏰ 👉 https://tutorials.barefootsurftravel.com ! Here’s what you’ll get when you join: - 🎥 Exclusive Courses: Deep dive into premium tutorials designed to improve your surfing fast. - 💬 Personalized Feedback: Upload your footage, and our coaches will help you make targeted improvements. - 🎯 Focused Practice Tools: Get access to tools designed to help you focus your practice and get results faster. - 🌍 Community: Be part of a supportive, knowledgeable community that’s all about surf progression. - 🎬 NEW: Pro Surfer & Community Video Analysis: Our coaches post weekly video breakdowns of pro surfers’ techniques and community surfers’ footage. Plus, we do group analysis of members' surf footage. This is the best time to start your 7-day Free Trial while locking in the best deal forever! *P.S. The deal ends in 2 days!* ⏱️ #howtosurf #barefoot #surf #longboard #surftutorials #premium #surfschool #learntosurf

100,000 Youtube Subscribers! It has been quite the journey. Only 1 year ago, Covid-19 put a full stop to our surf coaching retreats, and we shifted all our focus on building the ultimate online platform to help beginner & intermediate surfers progress & have more fun. It's hard for us to believe the response we've had; we have just reached 100k subscribers on YouTube. Every 30 minutes, a beginner or the intermediate joins our online coaching platform. We want to say THANK YOU for your support. We're super stoked to see you guys commenting on our Youtube videos, tagging friends on our Instagram posts to let them know about us, etc. A special thanks to our Premium Members; thanks to you guys, we're able to keep creating premium tutorials.

Meet Kari, Marcel & Hernan, 3 students from our Costa Rica coaching retreats. Did you know you can learn to surf with us online, from anywhere in the world? In addition to premium surf tutorials, you can now get personalized video coaching with us online. Get quality feedback from the same experienced instructors that teach hundreds of surfers on our retreats & bring your surfing to the next level! Check the links in Bio for more info.

How do most experienced surfers get to their feet? Watch our new surf tutorial to find out!

Learn Online, Anytime | Barefoot Surf Tutorials

Introducing, Barefoot Surf Tutorial. An Online Surf Coaching Platform built to help beginners and intermediates learn better, faster. Discover: Http://tutorials.barefoot.surf - Premium tutorials divided into manageable bits, designed for you to correct your mistakes - A global community of surfers who share experiences, questions, solutions & more. - Quizzes to test your knowledge.

What We Do - Surf Coaching Retreats

Want to learn more about our Surf Coaching Retreats? 🏄🏼‍♀🌴🏄🏼‍♂ Surfing is a difficult art to master. The process of learning to surf can sometimes be frustrating and take quite a long time. Our specialty is to help you get better, faster, in a safe environment. Because the better you get at surfing, the more fun you have! We go beyond the typical “how to pop up class” and we make sure to provide clear technical advice that will help you continue to progress for years to come.

Surf Coaching Retreat in the Mentawais, Indonesia

The Ultimate Surf Coaching Playground 🌴 Are you an intermediate surfer? It has always been a dream of us to have intermediate surfers experience our unique surf coaching program while practicing in some of the most perfect waves on earth. Since the first time we traveled to the #mentawai islands off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, we’ve had a hard time choosing a different destination for our team surfing vacations. We keep going back, year after year. We thought it was time to invite a few intermediate surfers to experience this incredible surf trip. Uncrowded perfection, turquoise tropical waters, dreamy landscapes and the feeling of being in one of the most remote locations in the world are some of the feelings that make this surf destination so special. Next year from November 20th to 29th we will be running our first surf coaching retreat in the Mentawai islands. We only have 8 spots available in total. We will have 2 fast boats to reach 15+ world-class spots and 2 guides per boat, helping small groups of 4 surfers ride some of the best waves of their lives. Follow the link to learn more about it: https://barefootsurftravel.com/surf-trips/info-mentawai