Cornwall

Learning a new skill as an adult can feel like a bit of an uphill climb, especially something like surfing. We’re less agile than kids, teens and those in their…

2025 has been off to an epic start here in Cornwall! Not only have we had an amazing few weeks of swell, offshore winds and sunshine, much needed after all the storms and rain! We’ve also been blessed with heaps of Humpback whale sightings .. not something we usually associate with life in Newquay!

Wondering what to give the ocean loving woman in your life this Christmas? We’ve got you covered with our thoughtful gift guide for women that surf, or swim! We are here for gifts that are useful, that will be treasured for years, and that support small business owners and creatives or bigger brands with a focus on sustainability. Thanks to some lovely folk that we collaborate with we have been able to include some awesome discount codes for you to use

We’ve launched our Summer 2024 Surf & Yoga Weekends, 4 day intensive Beginner Courses and 5 day White to Green Improver courses with some lovely early bird discounts. These discounts are available for a limited time and on a limited number of spaces so book early and save some extra pennies to maximise your escape to Cornwall!

The wonderful Cornwall. For us surfers that live here year round there’s nowhere else we’d rather be. With 250 miles of coastline and over 300 beaches to choose from, we’re spoiled for choice when it comes to surfing. So before you book a trip to France or Portugal, take a moment to consider why it might be worth visiting Cornwall instead. If you need persuading, read on below.

With the Summer holidays drawing to an end, there’s no better time of year to miss the crowds and make the most of what Cornwall has to offer.

Hold onto that Summer feeling for as long as possible with a surf trip with Surf Sistas in beautiful Newquay, Cornwall. 

Here are our top reasons why there’s no better time of year than September to come on a surf retreat with us:

Whilst surfing is our main stay at Surf Sistas, we love to swap it up in the water and try out other ways the enjoy our time in the sea!

Our go to when the waves are funky is Bellyboarding and we’ve got 6 reasons why we think you’ll love it too!

Ever wondered what goes down on a White to Green Improver Course with Surf Sistas? Here’s a snapshot from our first Cornwall course of the year!

Get the right thickness wetsuit for your time on a Surf Sistas course and beyond!

Back in the day it used to be a case of getting in the sea in your swimmers and cracking on with it until your body turned blue. Luckily for us surfers, wetsuit technology has progressed a lot in the last few decades, giving us a great deal of choice when it comes to wetsuits.

However with choice of wetsuits, comes more jargon and more confusion.

We’ve simplified it. In this blog we’ve given you the lowdown on what thickness wetsuit you need based on the water temperature and time of year.

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