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04 June 2022

6 Tips to Improve Your Pop Up

Teaching people to surf for a living has got to be one of the best jobs in the world. Youโ€™re paid to share your love for surfing and get your students as stoked as you are! Sounds like the dream, right?

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02 June 2022

Places to stay in Newquay

Not sure where to stay in Newquay? Here are some recommendations to suit all budgets!

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29 April 2022

Women + Waves Wins Award for Top 10 Surf Schools in Europe!

We are super stoked to announce that we are now officially one of the best surf schools in Europe! Itโ€™s not every day that you win an award. So you can imagine how our jaws dropped and eyes popped out when we found an email from Beyond Surfing in our inbox earlier this month, congratulating […]

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05 April 2022

10 Ways to Get Yourself Out of a Surf Slump

It doesnโ€™t matter what level you are, at some point in your surfing journey you will hit the dreaded surf slump. Maybe youโ€™re just coming out of a long surf-less winter, or you might have just lost your spark. Itโ€™s inevitable that youโ€™ll plateau for a while, but thatโ€™s not always a bad thing. It […]

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22 March 2022

6 Reasons Why Your Surfing Is Not Improving

Teaching people to surf for a living has got to be one of the best jobs in the world. Youโ€™re paid to share your love for surfing and get your students as stoked as you are! Sounds like the dream, right?

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22 February 2022

10 Reasons to Become a Surf Instructor with Women + Waves!

Teaching people to surf for a living has got to be one of the best jobs in the world. Youโ€™re paid to share your love for surfing and get your students as stoked as you are! Sounds like the dream, right?

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18 February 2022

5 Tips to Perfect Your Paddle

If youโ€™re new to surfing, paddling can be completely exhausting. Even when youโ€™re a more experienced surfer, the wrong technique can still leave your shoulders and arms burning before youโ€™ve even reached the lineup!

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14 February 2022

Dear Lily: Your Surfing Dilemmas Answered!

Whatever your surfing dilemmas are, surf agony aunt Lily Plume is here to help you solve them. Level-headed and never judging, she's always been the go-to advice giver among her friends.

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09 February 2022

Things You Should Know Before You Try Wild Swimming

Discover the amazing health benefits of wild swimming, plus some important tips to help you take the plunge!

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02 February 2022

Our Favourite Surf Books to Get Stuck Into!

We always get asked for recommendations for books about surfing, so we thought we'd create this little list of our favourites to get you started!

Women & Waves Ripcurl Blog

14 November 2021

New Women + Waves Surf Academy ยท In Partnership With Rip Curl

Check out what we've got in sotre for you for 2022...

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18 September 2021

How To Read A Surf Forecast

Understanding the future wave conditions by reading a surf forecast is one of the most important skills you should have as a surfer. Being on the right beach on the right day with the right conditions is the best way to maximise the number of good sessions you have – and those good sessions are […]

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07 September 2021

Vegan Cinnamon Apple Crumble (for breakfast or dessert!)

As the evenings start to close in and the apples start to fall off the tree, we thought this would be a great time to share our delicious oatmeal cinnamon apple crumble recipe (which is also totally vegan) – whether itโ€™s enjoying after a surf and getting cosy or having it cold for a fuelling […]

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07 September 2021

Yoga for Surfers: Post-Surf Stretch

Weโ€™ve all been there – you rock up to your local spot and find the waves are pumping. You pull on your wetsuit and strap on your leash at record speed, hurl yourself into the water and start paddling like crazy to the line up. Itโ€™s an epic session and you score some amazing waves. […]

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30 August 2021

Pro Tips On How To Noseride On A Longboard

So, youโ€™ve mastered your cross-step and your toes are edging ever so closer to the nose of your board. That hang five youโ€™ve been dreaming about is just an inch away, but it still feels so out of reach… Hang in there, because it sounds like youโ€™re ready to learn the art of noseriding!ย  What […]