Private Surf Lesson for Beginners: Learn Surfing at Ama’s Surf School in Weligama, Sri Lanka
4.9
63 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, 30 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 Weligama Sri Lanka was originally founded to help all those surfers who felt they had plateaued or were struggling to progress. The enthusiast who loves being in the ocean but can’t work out how to take their surfing to the next level. While for some riding broken waves in the white water suits them, for most this is just the start of a longer surfing journey fuelled by the dream of gliding along the open face of waves trimming and turning in harmony with the ocean.

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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Jess_m
Mar 9, 2024
Highly recommend! - I had an amazing experience with Ama surf school, particularly with my very patient instructor, Akila. I was concerned that learning to surf for the first time in my 30s might be difficult but I was already riding waves into shore within 30 minutes of my lesson. Would highly recommend for anyone considering giving it a go!
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Nim509
Feb 21, 2024
The perfect surf school - We were in Weligama for a week and took 5 surf lessons. After a short time we could already stand on the board and after only 3 lessons we were able to join in with the advanced surfers and switch from the softboard to the hardboard. It was great fun and the one-to-one supervision was really great so that we learnt quickly. Many thanks for the incredibly great experience
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Ojennen
Feb 19, 2024
Best surf school in Weligama! - We took multiple lessons at Ama surf school and our instructor made sure that the lessons matched our needs perfectly! This made it really fun and helped us to improve a lot in one week!
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Jpalmer88
Feb 5, 2024
Outstanding! - These guys truly deserve their title as the greatest in Weligama! I can’t believe how much they’ve taught me in such a short space of time! I thought I’d be lucky if I stood up once during my first lesson, but they had me riding waves from the very beginning ( and it’s such a rush!). I feel especially fortunate to have met my coach Dinu. He’s extremely professional and always paying attention. What’s more, he knows exactly how to push me to achieve my personal best and as soon as I do something wrong, he lets me know what I need to do to fix it and it works! I also feel super safe out there with him as he’s always looking out for me and positioning my board so that I’m not hit by big waves or other surfers. Finally, they’re all such a welcoming and friendly bunch that I’m really going to miss them and this lifestyle when I leave! Cheers for the most amazing few weeks everyone :)
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Jeremypeterw2020
Jan 23, 2024
PLEASE READ ! - Absolutely friendly and welcoming people , had an incident where I stepped on a sea urchin down in matara ,the boys were extremely attentive and gave me proper advice on how I should immediately go to a hospital .. looked after my sister and my girl until I got back , highly recommended! Ps; thought my friend to surf in under 30 mints
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Celinasj8751wb
Jan 22, 2024
Best surf school in Weligama - Ama surf is the best surf school in Weligama for sure! They will provide you with all the equipment, knowledge and good vibes you need to get into surfing. I've progressed so much through their help ♡ Best Regards, Celi
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Mrgtgrc
Jan 22, 2024
Recommend 100% - If you are beginners like my friend and I, you should choose Ama ´s surf school ! Ama was a perfect teacher and coach :-) He was very patient and gave us the best advice to succed and surfed our first waves.
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Anacleeeto
Jan 22, 2024
The best school is only Ama! - Best school in weligama with top instructor and fun! You can’t get mistaken! I’ve spent three weeks in weligama and this place has become my home, whether you want to surf or you want to spend some time with fun knowledgeable surfer, come to ama and your surf holidays will become a different experience. Also, ama really takes care of you and every group lessons have multiple instructors so that no one gets ever left behind and everyone can enjoys in full safety’
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Elenasl1163pa
Jan 21, 2024
If you’re looking for a surf school, pick this one!! - Definitely the BEST surfing school in Weligama. I took lessons for a week and saw a lot of improvements with the help of my surf teacher Dinu and we made the best of the sometimes bad conditions. The people and teachers here are just AMAZING and you instantly feel like you’re among friends. They all speak really good English too! I’m really looking forward to come back next time I come to Weligama.
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Joycef1353
Jan 1, 2024
Highly recommended this surf school! Right on the weligama beach - A very honest surf school with reasonable price and good instructors! Our instructor Akila, is very patient, help you to adjust your gesture and make you feel high confident and stable on surfing! Highly recommended!
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