With handy locations in Queensland and Victoria, Go Ride A Wave is Australia’s favourite Learn to Surf School, Surf Hire and Corporate Team Building Activities hub.
One of the Great Ocean Roads, best kept secrets
Wye River Learn to Surf
Wye River, a short drive 20 mins past Lorne on the world famous Great Ocean Road
Wye River is situated between Lorne and Apollo Bay, along one of the most spectacular sections of the Great Ocean Road. Wye River is a small coastal town, located on the river it’s named after, with a rugged and bushy mountain backdrop. It’s where the rainforest meets the sea and well-noted for its wildlife, beaches and scenery.
The Wye River Hotel, or Rookery Nook as it is known, sits front and centre in town. Its prime position affords you a completely uninhibited ocean view, and a truly captivating and memorable experience. The safe, family environment makes it the perfect place to relax and unwind, or maybe even spot a whale!
Go Ride A Wave Wye River
How to find us
For all our lessons we meet just inside the grounds of the Big 4 Caravan Park, next door to the cafe.
You can also make bookings for lessons through the reception at Big 4 or arrange a hire board for those who have done a few lessons or already have some experience.
You will see our trailer on the grass opposite the Big 4 Caravan Park reception.
Why Wye River?
Lets talk about Wye River
The Wye River Big 4 Caravan and camping ground is a great place to stay. They have cabins, caravan sites with power and camping areas with plenty of space.
Wye River learn to surf on the Great Ocean Road is a fantastic place for surf lessons. Conditions are ideal for surf lessons or surf hire with beautiful clean water, a safe beach and probably one of Australia’s best learn to surf destinations.
Our surf school specialises in daily beginner surf lessons over the summer school holidays. Group and private lessons are available on request.
Our surfing lessons are all run in waist deep water because we want to keep it safe for beginners.
We operate from our trailer from the Wye River Big4, which is only a short walk to the beach. We have 2hr lessons available over the summer holidays and can arrange special classes on request. Over the summer, Wye River BIG4 have soft Gboards surfboards available to rent.
Hear from Our Surf Community
What Our Riders Say
Discover your spirit of adventure with Go Ride AI have never surfed before and this was the best experience I could have imagined for my first time! Hannah was a fantastic instructor and so incredibly patient with helping me the entire lesson…
★★★★★ 5/5
Monica Cortes
Was the BEST Experience, both my 9 & 10 yr old boys begged me to come again 😂 they were quite good surprisingly. They managed to get up 6-7 times in a row there’s towards the end. It was cute, watching them Hi-Five each other…
★★★★★ 5/5
Natasha Brooking
I recently took a surfing class with Damian and had an amazing experience! Damian was a great instructor who made the class both informative and fun. He was incredibly personable and made sure to pay attention to every student’s needs…
★★★★★ 5/5
James Hach
I had a great experience! The lesson was exactly what I needed to further my surfing abilities. The have multiple options for the beaches so they take you to the beach with the surf best suited for your needs. Cole was very engaging and it was more like surfing with a friend…
★★★★★ 5/5
Stryder Morrison
I had the best surf lesson I’ve ever had with Laura! She was such an amazing instructor and gave very clear instructions. She was also such a kind person and I loved it so much. Thankyou Laura for such a fun day and lesson I had a ball ☺️
★★★★★ 5/5
Susan George
Just had a lesson with Arthur this morning. I didn’t think I’d be able to get upright onto the board as I had failed miserably in a previous first lesson, but we did it…many times! Arthur was patient, kind and was very good with giving out tailored advice to both my partner…
★★★★★ 5/5
Monica Cortes