New Brighton Surf is a surf school and hire shop at 92 Marine Parade in New Brighton, Christchurch, on the beachfront. It offers private surf lessons, surfboard and wetsuit hire, and a range of learner boards, softboards and hardboards.
Customers describe the lessons as personal and accessible, with patient instructors who take students of all ages and abilities through the lesson step by step. Several first-time surfers, including adults in their mid-50s and an eight-year-old, say they stood up on their first try. Some say the equipment is good and the value is fair. The shop is open on weekdays from 9am to 5pm, Saturday 8am to 5pm and Sunday 8am to 4pm, and the website says it is also open weekends from 8am to 6pm or by appointment. Our pick in New Brighton for a first surf lesson on South New Brighton's beach.