Surf Lessons in Vũng Tàu | South Swell Surf School

Painted overhead map of the Vũng Tàu peninsula, with two green hills, city streets and sandy eastern beaches.

See youout there.

A surfer carries a red board down the beach toward the water.

A surfer leans into a turn on a green wave during a surf trip.

A coach stays beside a student practising paddling in shallow water.

A sandy bay and coastal rooftops seen from the hillside.

The sun sets behind coconut palms by the beach.

A student practises a low surfing stance on a whitewater wave.

A student practises on a red surfboard on the sand with a coach nearby.

A surfer prepares a board on the beach before entering the water.

Surfers travel by motorbike with a board along a coastal road.

A surfer holds a steady line ahead of breaking spray on a surf trip.

Red and green surfboards rest beside a turquoise beach hut.

A student rides a red board through whitewater with one arm raised.

A coach and student walk back along the beach carrying a surfboard.

Yuki carries a surfboard out of the shore break.

A surfer carries a board along a rocky shore during a surf trip.

Learn to surf. Right here in Vũng Tàu.

Surf lessons at Bãi Sau / Back Beach. Start with the basics, or take more time to practise with a coach.

A surfer carrying a red board at the shoreline.

1 session

Give surfing a go.

Meet the board, practise paddling and your pop-up on sand, then try whitewater with a coach.

Beginner / shared: $35
Private 1:1: $45

A coach guides a student practising paddling on a red surfboard in the water.

3 sessions

Build your foundations.

Work on your pop-up, reading whitewater and controlling the board, with time to practise and correct your technique.

Beginner / shared: $95
Private 1:1: $120

A surfer crouches beneath the curling lip of a barreling green wave.

5 sessions

Keep your surfing growing.

Build on the basics, then work toward reading wave sets, entering the line-up and catching green waves.

Beginner / shared: $140
Private 1:1: $195

Your lesson kit.

Soft-top board and leash
Rashguard and zinc sunscreen
Drinks
Changing area and fresh-water shower
Coach video review for 3- and 5-session courses

Your first time out.

Warm up & meet the board
Get moving and get familiar with surfing and your board.
Practise on the sand
Find your paddling position, practise the pop-up and work on balance.
Into the whitewater
Try waves with your coach, with feedback on your stance and timing.

People practising with surfboards in shallow water.

Meet your coaches.

South Swell
Surf School

HoàngLocal Surf

Bãi Sau / Back Beach
Vũng Tàu, Vietnam

Hoàng · South Swell

Where: Bãi Sau, Vũng Tàu
Lessons: 1, 3 or 5 sessions
Say hello: +84 36 970 3934

South Swell
Surf School

YukiSurf Coach

Bãi Sau / Back Beach
Vũng Tàu, Vietnam

Yuki · South Swell

Where: Bãi Sau, Vũng Tàu
Lessons: 1, 3 or 5 sessions

South SwellFilm 01 / 00:17

Good days.On repeat.

Follow the swell

The part that keeps you coming back.

Before the next wave.

A surfer carrying a red board at the shoreline. — Before the next wave.

A coach guides a student practising paddling on a red surfboard in the water. — One more go.

People practising with surfboards in shallow water. — A little time in the water.

A wetsuited surfer carries a red board toward the waves.

Between sets

Film 02 / 00:19

A surfer rides low beneath a breaking wave.

Out there

Film 03 / 00:15

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