You never surfed before or you know the very basics of surfing.

You are working on catching waves, your paddling or pop-up.

It's been a long time since your last time surfing.

You have tried surfing a couple of times before and you have a proper paddling and pop-up technique.

You know how to confidently catch waves in the white by yourself.

You don’t need to be fully independent yet, but you can successfully paddle out to the line up at a familiar location.

You are confident and know all the surfing basics, including paddling, pop-ups and positioning.

You are comfortable in solid conditions (head-high to overhead) and are capable of duck dives or turtle rolls.

You are confident or learning the basic surfing turns – bottom turn, top turn and cutback.