SilverSurfer Surf Coaching
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It's a great time to start or get back into surfing, the water temp is still delicious and the waves are perfect...so we'll see you down the beach soon.. go on you know you want to!

Learn to surf with SilverSurfer Surf Coaching. The SilverSurfer's aim is to encourage you to come and enjoy private surfing lessons at Currumbin Alley on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia; and along the way appreciate the natural environment, and the peace of mind that an ocean/coastal experience can give to the soul.

View the beach (Currumbin Alley) with Coastalwatch.com surf cam (click here to go to the beach) just select Queensland and Currumbin in the drop down menu under surf cam.

If you prefer a group atmosphere or are bringing your own group SilverSurfer (Greg) also works for the best Surfing Queensland accredited surf school on the coast Surfing Services Australia (see Surf School in side nav. for all the details) 

We hope you find the content of this site entertaining, informative, educational, and an experience that changes your way of thinking for our future. It might have different names but it is all one ocean.

get Wet, get Active...come Surfing!

Testimonials
Emily

Dad is a great surf coach. I couldn't surf before and then I had one lesson and I was standing up and everything. I really enjoyed my time with him and I hope to have more lessons.

aged 13

Student

from Melbourne

and daughter of Head Coach

Hi I'm Sandy Surfrider..

... please protect your coastal environment I prefer to surf in clean water, don't you? For ways you can help, check out the Enviro tips on this page and other helpful info in the Surfers & their environment section of this site. If you would like to find more about the coastal environment click on me and come see us at Surfrider Foundation.

Australia's Surfing Life presents

 

The Book

Surf tip
Protect from the sun..
..using SPF 30+ is advisable don't forget the bits you can't see like the tops of your ears and the back of your legs. Also use a good lip and nose protection Zinc Cream is very effective for these spots.
  
Enviro product
"Treehugger is proud to be the first green surf wax in Australia"
 
Treehugger Surf Wax is an incredibly sticky and bumpy, beeswax-based surf wax made from 100% natural ingredients. It comes in four different blends -tropical, warm, cool and cold to cover all the water temperatures- from the baltic waters of the Tasmanian winter at ten degrees C to the tropical summer waters of Indonesia at 30 degrees C.
 
Treehugger Wax has been created with the environmentally conscious surfer in mind. It contains no petroleum by-products, harsh chemicals or synthetic materials - just good old natural, sustainable and biodegradable ingredients. In this time of increasing environmental pressures and threats, Treehugger Surf Wax is a statement of sustainability without compromise in performance.
 
It's good for the earth, good for the surfer and good for future generations.
 
Why it's good.....
 
A typical surfboard wax recipe consists of about 70% Paraffin Wax which is one of the first by-products of crude oil. The next ingredient is Petroleum Jelly and then Microcrystalline Wax. Both are derivatives of crude oil. Then, depending on the brand, comes a mix of synthetic rubbers, glues and resins followed by some synthetic dyes and chemical scents. And all of this is usually wrapped in plastic - another petroleum product. It's not uncommon for these waxes to then be labeled as "non-toxic"!
 
Treehugger Surf Wax is all natural. The main ingredient is Beeswax which is melted and combined with a mix of vegetable oils - mostly coconut oil. Natural plant based gums are added for stickiness and natural minerals and clays are added to create a thicker wax that bumps up when rubbed on your surfboard.
 
It is packaged with 100% Post Consumer Recycled Paper and shipped in pre-used cardboard boxes salvaged from supermarkets.
 
Treehugger Surf Wax is made in Australia.
 
It is as good, if not better than any other wax on the market. We have worked hard to create a natural product without compromising performance in any way.
 

1% of revenue is donated to Surfrider Foundation Australia to help protect our beautiful coastline.

Save the whales

Please support this project.

The Oceania Project was established by Trish Franklin in 1988 as a scientific, charitable and public institution for the advancement of community education in the field of Cetacea (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises) and the Ocean Environment.

Check this out
Masseuse needed..enquire within!

Want to learn to surf and trade for massage once or twice a week, please contact The SilverSurfer...soon!

Enviro tip
Don't water the driveway or footpath...

..it won't grow and it's wasting a valuable resource. Don't be lazy, get out the broom.
Featured Story
About Currumbin

According to the Australia Post Office History, the word 'Currumbin' means 'high up' or 'place where high trees grow'.

Currumbin is derived from 'kurrohmin, meaning kangaroo. Steele, J.G., Aboriginal Pathways in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River, p62

"The word 'Currumbin' is of native origin and means 'quicksand'. In the old days of travel along the coast there was a ford across the creek at Currumbin which could be negotiated at low tide but had to be carefully taken owing to the quicksand which was prevalent in Currumbin Creek" (An historic letter written by Isobel Hannah to Mr Hartley of Geelong).

In the late 19th century, coaches took mail and passengers from Southport over the Nerang River via Meyers Ferry. They travelled along the beach using tidal crossings at Tallebudgera and Currumbin Creeks to finally reach Coolangatta/Tweed Heads. Another coach and mail service travelled from Tallebudgera to Currumbin Valley over Tomewin to Murwillumbah in New South Wales.

The Nerang to Tweed Rail line opened in 1903 and with improved access, a number of pioneer families settled and developed farms around the estuary and in the Currumbin Valley or Currumbin Creek area as it was once known.

Thanks to Gold Coast City Council website http://www.gccc.com.au

Currumbin Alley

It used to be known as Shark Alley now it's just The Alley (Currumbin, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia) not to many sharks around these days; it's a sanctuary in a concrete jungle.

Dolphins regularly stop by as they teach their young to feed by chasing fish up against the rocks. Whales can be spotted breaching out the back having a great time just being whales and loving their pod/community.

Sea Eagles/Ospreys have a couple of nests in the area their using the warning light tower on the end of the groyne to bring up another family. The chicks are suckled and taught to fish and fend for themselves but they tend to stay in the area and make there own nest.

Some days the mullet just lie around on the surface sunning themselves you could swear they were a sleep until you get to close and then there off in a flip of their tail.

And while all this is going on human visitors are splashing around learning to surf in this magical place mostly oblivious to the original occupants.

By Greg Howell

Together we will create our Bold Future!

What do you want our Gold Coast to be like in 30 years?

 

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The SilverSurfer would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsors and these companies/people for their assistance and/or content which has helped create this web site:

Surfrider Foundation for allowing Sandy to come and visit and also for the Surfers' Code section.

Wet Paper for content used on this site. Wet Paper - Images or text copyright Wet Paper Publications. Reproduced with permission.

The Maritime Union of Australia for content used under the heading Surfers & their environment.

 

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