Private Surf Lesson for Beginners at Ama's Surf School in Weligama, Sri Lanka
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22 Ratings
Weligama
Take your surfing skills to the next level with a private surf lesson for beginners at Ama's Surf School in Weligama, Sri Lanka. Learn to glide along the open face of waves and turn in harmony with the ocean.
Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ama Surf School - For total beginners, soft surf boards are used at first, then later moving onto fibreglass boards.

Whether you take a lesson or enroll on one of our Surf courses, you will learn all the core skills needed to begin safe, successful surfing:

Surf safety
Jump up techniques
Footwork and stance
Core balance techniques
Turning the board
Paddling out and efficient paddling
Paddling technique
Catching and riding unbroken waves

Also, all our beginner surfing courses contain excellent background information that will really expand your surfing knowledge.

What's Included
  • Surf Board
  • Rash Guard
Additional Information

Ama’s Surf School in Weligama, Sri Lanka was established with the aim of aiding surfers who found it hard to improve or felt they had reached a standstill. It caters to those passionate about the ocean but struggling to advance their surfing skills. While some are content with riding broken waves in the frothy water, most see this as just the beginning of a more extensive surfing expedition motivated by the desire to smoothly sail along the open face of waves, adjusting and pivoting in sync with the sea.

Location
Ama Surf School
Weligama By Pass Road
Look for the big sign board that says Ama Surf School 400m from Weligama Town on Weligama By Pass Road or 150m from Marriot Weligama
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(22 Ratings)
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Stefania
Mar 7, 2024
Extremely professional - Extremely professional. We went 2 days in a row and our instructor, Sammy who has been teaching for 15 years was very careful at the theoretical part. The lesson started with a bit of theory and exercices for pop off then we went in the water. In the water he paid very good attention and noticed our mistakes & kept giving us tips on how to overcome the difficulties we had. On the second lesson he talked to us about the main mistakes we made the previous days and helped us work on them on the shore. When we went in the water we did even better than the previous day. Needless to say that we got up on the board starting the first day. Will be back next year! If you go, ask for Sammy.
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Miguelbb2134un
Jan 3, 2024
Best surf school in Weligama - Great surf school in Weligama. We had Santa as teacher for 4 days and he was amazing! Would recommend 10/10! Good learning technique, careful with safety and great fun! We would definitely love to come back. Miguel and Paola
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Pioneer46113560351
Jul 3, 2023
In conclusion, my experience with exceeded all expectations. Their exceptional instructors, personalized instruction. - The instructors exhibited a genuine passion for surfing and a commitment to creating lifelong memories for their students.
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Mattss5580cq
Apr 27, 2022
Perfect for beginners - Perfect session for two beginners, optimising the time with a little theory beforehand and maximising time in the water. We were appropriately pushed to attempt waves by ourselves within the same session to gain confidence - the teacher was super friendly and the whole vibe great!
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Mariapv1555ax
Mar 23, 2022
Great for every level - We had 2 classes with Santa and it was excellent. Got right up on that board and he was giving all the knowledge and support necessary to make that happen. Cant wait to go again
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Alexanderf403
Feb 22, 2022
Fast and furious - We spent three weeks in Weligama and used surf lessons with instructor almost every day. The first lesson was from Ama. "if you are underwater, you don't breathe. If you don't breathe, you die" :-) All instructors have a great sense of humor and it helps a lot to relax on the board (it's 90% of success). Then we studied with Roshan for about 15 lessons. He's incredibly cool guy. Very attentive, calm and always gives accurate advice about your technique. Thanks to him we got on the hardboard already in the 4th lesson, and a week later we conquered the lineup. I hope to come back in next season and continue learning to surf.
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Jannoa2022
Feb 20, 2022
Great fun and amazing teacher! - While we had zero previous experience we had an amazing time and learned a lot and all thanks to our great teacher Sippu who we will definitely call up next time we are in Sri Lanka!
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Nadineh1697
Feb 15, 2022
Nice 3 days for beginners! - Me and my partner surfed for the very first time in Weligama. For a fair price of 5000 SLR we were very happy to surf with Ama Surf School. After a quick warm up with our teacher Sippu we got in the water catching our first waves. Not only is Weligama Bay perfect to start surfing, but also Ama is the perfect school to do it. 5 out of 5 and a big recommendation!
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Marinao1038
Jan 29, 2022
Great school - Amazing experience, had so much fun and at same time progressed very quickly! Highly recommended! If you can, ask for Sippu as a teacher ;)
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Goplaces47452038247
Jan 6, 2022
Most helpful surfcamp in Sri lanka(I was there for 2 month) - Most recommend place in weligama. The people there is so kind and helpful, the managers ama is the most kindly man I saw in my life, which helping to the young locals with working. I went there with my girlfriend, mom, brother and 2 friends and he is really learned them to surf in one day. AMA u r legendary surfer and legendary man!
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