Your first surf lesson: what to expect
From the safety talk on the sand to your first wave in the white water, the two hours step by step.
Season runs October to May · Lessons at 7 am and 4 pm, tide permitting
Beach Road, near the river mouth, Sasihithlu, Mangaluru 574146
Daily · 6.30 am – 6.30 pm · October to May

Sasihithlu, Mangaluru · Season 2026–27
Lessons, coaching, kids’ camps and surf stays on the beach where two rivers meet the Arabian Sea.
Services
Prices are per person and include a board, a rash vest and a coach in the water.
Most booked
Ages 8–14
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Stays and rentals
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On the sandbar
Nandini Point began in 2012 with two borrowed boards and a fisherman’s son who wanted to stand on a wave. Today nine coaches teach here, most of them from Sasihithlu and Mulki, and every one of them learned on this sandbar.
Choose a lesson, camp or stay and a date that suits you.
We confirm the evening before by WhatsApp, with the tide time.
Arrive 20 minutes early; your board and vest are ready.

Seven nights, a beginner course or coaching week, meals and a paddle on the river. Most weeks from mid-December to January fill by October.
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I am 46 and had never stood on a board. By the second morning of the course I rode a wave all the way to the sand. The coach never once made me feel slow.
Our two boys did the kids’ camp in December. They came back every day sunburnt, tired and talking about rip currents like experts.
They called off my lesson the night before because the swell was too big, and moved me to the next morning without a fuss. That made me trust them.
You need to be comfortable in the sea and able to swim about 25 metres. Beginners stay in waist-deep water with a leash and a soft board, but you should not be afraid to put your face in the water.
October to May. November to February has the cleanest small waves for beginners. From June to September the monsoon sea is too rough and we close.
Swimwear, a towel, a change of clothes and water. We provide the board, leash, rash vest and reef-safe sunscreen. Leave jewellery at home.
We decide by 7 pm the evening before and message you. You can move to another day free, or take a fitness class or river paddle instead.
Journal
From the safety talk on the sand to your first wave in the white water, the two hours step by step.
Swell height, period, wind and tide: what the numbers mean for a beginner on this particular beach.
The most common worry we hear, answered plainly: what a rip is, why it forms and how to get out of one.
Wave height, wind, tide and whether lessons are on. Join 3,400 on WhatsApp.