Angourie Point · Clarence Valley · NSW
Where the Pacific wraps around Angourie Point and everything else drops away. Surf lessons, board hire and swell reports — for first-timers and seasoned locals alike.
Reading the bay…
Tide: — · Updated daily at dawn by whoever surfed first. Conditions are indicative — ring the shed for the real word.
Our story
Angourie Point is one of Australia's most celebrated surf breaks — a fast, hollow right-hander that wraps around the headland into the Blue Pool. We've been running lessons here since before most of our students were born.
The Angourie Surf Co. was started by Terry and Mandy Nolan in 1978. Today their daughter Cassie runs the school with a small crew of locals who grew up in the water between Yamba beach and Spooky Beach. We know every sandbar, every current, and exactly where to position beginners to catch their first wave.
All instruction is SLSA and Surfing Australia accredited. Maximum 6 students per instructor in water. Wetsuits and softboards provided for all lesson types. We operate year-round — the Clarence Valley coast is pumping in every season.
Get in the water
all gear included — just bring togs and a towel
Never touched a board? Start on the sand with pop-up drills, then take it to the whitewash at Yamba Main Beach before we progress to the mellow inside sections of Angourie.
The most popular session we run. Small groups, high energy, giant smiles. Grommets learn ocean safety, wave reading and board control — often standing up by the end of the first session. Ages 6–15.
Can you get to your feet but want to start carving? This session moves to the actual point break — working on trim, bottom turns and reading Angourie's long walls. Ages 14+.
One instructor. One student. Complete focus on exactly what you need to break through — whether that's your first wave, a backhand hack, or riding your new longboard with style. All ages and levels.
Sessions run in all conditions — we always find the right spot for the forecast on the day.
The quiver · Angourie Surf Co. shed
Suits · ropes · wax
The quiver
Every board in the rack is shaped or repaired in-house and checked between hires. Mals, mid-lengths, fish, foamies and performance shortboards — plus 3/2mm wetsuits in every size. Take one for a couple of hours or keep it the whole day.
Born in the water
four locals · zero blow-ins
Grew up surfing Angourie before she could ride a bike. Former NSW Under-18 state finalist. Cassie has been teaching full-time since 2011 and personally trained every instructor at the school. If you're going to learn the point, learn from the person who knows it best.
Damo spent six years chasing swells across Indo and West Oz before returning to the Clarence Valley where he grew up. A natural teacher with a gift for breaking down tube riding and rail work. Leads all intermediate clinics and the Wednesday dawn patrol sessions.
Tara holds a Surf Lifesaving Bronze Medallion and a Surfing Australia Coaching Level 2 accreditation. She has an extraordinary ability to get nervous kids comfortable in the water fast. Every parent who's seen her work asks if she can somehow bottle whatever she's doing.
Jake studied ding repair under a retired shaper in Crescent Head before joining the school. He maintains every board in the hire fleet and doubles as a lesson instructor specialising in longboarding, noseriding and the art of walking a plank — which he takes very seriously.
Know before you go
The Clarence Valley coastline serves up a surprisingly varied menu. Angourie Point is the headline act — a long, walling right-hander that works best at mid-to-high tide with a south-east groundswell. But if it's small, crowded or the wind's turned on, the alternatives are minutes away.
What people are saying
"Took my two kids (7 and 10) for the grommet session. Tara was absolutely brilliant with them — patient, funny and clearly knows the ocean inside out. My youngest had never been in the surf before and was riding waves by the end of hour one. Could not recommend this more."
"Hired a mal for the day from Jake and surfed Spooky Beach for three hours. Board was in perfect condition, wax job sorted, fins tight. He threw in a few tips on reading the tide there and they were spot on. Great crew all round."
"We've been coming to Yamba for school holidays every year and this was the best thing we've added to the trip. The kids did three sessions over five days and now they're asking to move to Yamba permanently. Fair warning — this school is that good."
"Damo took me for a private session on a solid 1.2m day at Angourie and genuinely broke down my backhand turn in a way that finally clicked after years of frustration. I've done clinics in Bali, Noosa and Bondi — this was the best coaching I've had, full stop."
"Cassie did our lesson and she is the real deal. She watched us for about 20 minutes before we even got in the water, then tailored the entire session to our different skill levels. My partner had never surfed; I'd been a few times. We both got exactly what we needed."
Claim your wave
Send through the form and we'll call you back within a few hours to confirm availability and take payment. Lessons are non-refundable within 24 hours of session time.
Rather talk to a human? The shed phone is answered between sets.
We've got your booking request and will ring you within a few hours to lock it in. Keep an eye on your phone — we come up as 02 6646 3817.
In the meantime, check the live swell report at the top of the page for today's conditions at Angourie Point.
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