Go Ride a Wave’s Lorne learn to surf on the Great Ocean Road is ideal for surf lessons.
It has a fantastic flat beach and gentle waves, with a safety rating from Surf Life Saving Victoria of 5/10. This makes it a very safe beach because higher values are more dangerous.
Our surf school specialises in daily beginner surf lessons. In addition, group and private lessons are available on request. We conduct all our surfing lessons in waist deep water, to keep it safe for beginners.
Lessons include a full length Quiksilver wetsuit and a soft beginner surfboard with 2 hours of quality instruction and fun. All that customers need to bring with them are bathers and a towel. We provide sunscreen and we lock personal items in our trailer while you are surfing.
Lorne Learn to Surf
Lorne learn to surf is run by Go Ride A Wave, Australia’s favourite surf school, established in 1987. We run 2 hour group lessons every day during the Dec/Jan School holidays (except Christmas and New Years days).
These public group lessons are also available on weekends up until Easter. Our main customers outside these times are school and corporate groups.
They usually stay in Lorne at a school camp, camping ground, Cumberland Resort or Mantra Lorne.
Lorne point, which goes right out to the pier where the famous Lorne Pier to Pub swim begins, shelters the beach.
It is a long, gently sloping, sandy beach with mostly small surf, which makes it easy for beginners and young children to learn.
It is one of the safest and most sheltered beaches in almost all conditions, along the Great Ocean Road.

The Surf Experience
- 2 Hour Introductory Lesson
- Surf Safety Introduction
- Fun for All Ages
- All Equipment Included
Why Choose the Surf Course
The Surf Experience at Lorne is the perfect introduction to learn to surf, for those that want to have a Surf Experience.
Our key objective in the Surf Experience in Lorne is to get you standing up on a surfboard and having fun.
You will be wanting to upgrade to the Surf Course after your first lesson.
We run these learn to surf lessons everyday.
You will receive 3 Learn to surf lessons, all equipment, plus 12 online learning modules to teach you all the fundamentals you need to know be become a confident surfer.
Pricing
- $79

The Surf Course
- 3 x 2 Hour Surf Lessons
- 12x Online Surf Theory Learning module
- Surf Safety Competency
- All Equipment Included
- Fun For All Ages
Why Choose the Surf Course
The Surf Course Lorne is perfect for those who want to learn to surf. This is a valued packed learn to surf course.
We have designed the course to provide all the information and confidence to go from a complete beginner to an intermediate level. After completing this course you will be more confident to continue surfing by yourself, or with your friends.
We run these learn to surf lessons everyday.
You will receive 3 Learn to surf lessons, all equipment, plus 12 online learning modules to teach you all the fundamentals you need to know to become a confident surfer.
- $215
Hot to Get There..
Outside of the Christmas/January school holidays we meet at the beach end of Grove Road in the Café on the beach side of the swimming pool.
The café is called HAH Lornebeach. The address is 81 Mountjoy Parade, Lorne 3232. If you are early grab a coffee or something to eat. Leon and Katie, HAH owners, offer our customers 10% discount.
Please meet here 10 mins before the start of the lesson.
Our meeting location from December 26th to January 31st is at the Lorne Main Beach Surf Club car park. Just look for our trailer on the grassed area. See photo below.