5 Surfing, Windsurfing & Kitesurfing in North Yorkshire That You Shouldn't Miss

Learn how to surf at Scarborough’s only ‘Surfing England - Centre of Excellence’ located roughly 20 feet from Scarborough’s North Bay, a great little beach break, that is perfect for learners. Opened in 2011, Dexter’s has always been the go-to surf shop for beginners and families. All surf lessons are provided by friendly and professional SLSGB Surf Rescue (Lifeguard) ISA surf instructors who are all first-aid trained and have an outstanding safety record. There is also RNLI Lifeguards patrolling the bay May-September. Dexter’s provides private and group surf lessons catering for all ages, sizes and abilities, all year round. Being the biggest surf shop in the area and owning huge stock of hire kit, the school can handle large groups easily, and offer fun-packed adventure days such as Stag and Hen parties, Corporate Events and University Surf Clubs! As well as surf lessons, Dexter’s also has a great selection of hire kit, you can rent surfboards, wetsuits, paddleboards and kayaks!

We are a Surf School in the beautiful town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea on the edge of the North York Moors. We specialise in beginner and intermediate surf lessons as well as video surf coaching for intermediate to advanced surfers. If you don't need a lesson we hire all the equipment you'll need to hit the waves.

Scarborough's original fully qualified and insured surf school based at Cayton Bay. We offer surf lessons, Stand Up Paddle board lessons and from 2013 Coasteering along the the beautiful Yorkshire coastline. We also have a full range of hire equipment from wetsuits to Paddleboards. We cater for group lessons, families and stag or hen dos regularly.

At Whitby Surf School we cater specifically for surf lessons from beginner to intermediate levels and SUP Lessons for flat water, exposed waters and wave surfing. We also offer full hire facilities and demo kit available allowing you to try before you buy. Our ethos is to provide the best possible tailor made coaching either for groups or individuals; in the safest possible environment, maximising your progress and enjoyment. We want you to share the same passion that we have for surfing and SUP and therefore employ DBS checked highly trained staff; RLSS Beach Life Guards, Surfing GB and WSA trained and use the best equipment in the business. Keeping you warm and comfortable we have 5mm winter wetsuits, boots, hoods and gloves from XCEL and Tiki and have a wide selection of the beginner soft boards to make sure you’re learning on a board of the appropriate size and volume. All our instructors have experience in working with children as well as a profound knowledge of West Cliff Beach. We also try to keep our staff to student ratios lower than the industry standard.

Saltburn Surf School and Hire. Fully accredited Surf School, providing lessons for all levels and ages. Surf lessons, courses, hire of equipment and shop selling new and secondhand equipment.