Your first surf week in Tamraght: what to expect, day by day

Most people who book a beginner week ask us the same thing: “Will I actually be able to surf by the end?” If you can give it seven days and a bit of patience, the answer is almost always yes. Here’s how the week usually unfolds.

Day 1 — Sand, safety and your first whitewater

We start on the beach, not in the water. Your coach shows you how to read the ocean, where the currents run and how to carry and control a soft-top board. Then comes the pop-up — the move from lying to standing — practised on the sand until it feels natural. By the afternoon you’re riding whitewater waves on your belly, and usually standing for a second or two.

Days 2–3 — Standing up, and staying up

Two hours of coaching every morning, then a supervised free-surf session in the afternoon. This is where things click. You learn to time the wave, paddle at the right moment and pop up in one movement. Most guests ride their first proper waves on day two or three.

Day 4 — Watching yourself surf

Twice a week we sit down with the footage from your sessions. Seeing your own stance on screen is the quickest way to fix it: where your feet land, where you look, why you fall. You go back out with one clear thing to work on.

Days 5–6 — Green waves and angles

Once whitewater feels easy, your coach takes you a little further out to catch unbroken “green” waves and start angling along them instead of straight to the beach. In the evening, surf skate sessions on the road by the camp teach the same body rotation on land.

Day 7 — Your session

The last day is yours: surf, show off what you’ve learned, and collect your photos. At dinner we talk about where to surf next — plenty of guests come back a year later for the intermediate week.

What waves suit beginners here?

From May to September the swell is smaller and cleaner, which suits first-timers perfectly. In winter we pick sheltered spots that stay gentle when the bigger swells arrive. The water is 18–24 °C depending on the season, and a wetsuit is always included.