On the sandbar
A beach, two rivers and coaches who grew up on this coast.
- 4
- students per coach, at most
- 2012
- our first lesson on this beach
- 11,000+
- lessons taught
Who we are
Learn the sea, one wave at a time.
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.
Lessons, coaching, kids’ camps and surf stays on the beach where two rivers meet the Arabian Sea. 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.
— The Nandini Point Surf team, Mangaluru
What we stand for
Three things we will not change
Small groups
Never more than four beginners to one coach, and the coach stays in the water with you, not on the sand.
The sea decides
We check the swell, wind and tide every morning and call off lessons when the sea is wrong for your level. You rebook free.
Plain about risk
Surfing has real risks: currents, boards and shallow sand. We explain them on the beach before you paddle out, and keep beginners in waist-deep water.
Book a week-long surf stay before the December rush.
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.
Visit or call usOur story so far
Nandini Point Surf, year by year
- 2012
Two borrowed boards and a beach shack
Our founder Raghav starts teaching friends and visitors from a palm-leaf shack, with two boards borrowed from a visiting surfer.
- 2015
The first kids’ camp
Eleven children from Mulki and Mangaluru join a five-morning camp. We write our first safety briefing and still use it, lightly edited.
- 2019
The surf house opens
We rent and repair an old tiled house two minutes from the beach, with eight rooms for week-long stays and a deck for video coaching.
- Today
Nine coaches, one sandbar
Nine coaches, most from the villages around the river mouth, teach about 1,600 lessons a season, plus paddle sessions on the river.
Pick a session
Choose a lesson, camp or stay and a date that suits you.
Check the sea
We confirm the evening before by WhatsApp, with the tide time.
Paddle out
Arrive 20 minutes early; your board and vest are ready.
Reviews
What customers say
Sample reviews, written for this demo. Real customer reviews replace them on your store.
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.
Surf report, every morning at 6.
Wave height, wind, tide and whether lessons are on. Join 3,400 on WhatsApp.