Surf Lessons at A Lanzada Beach

A Lanzada is O Grove's surf beach: more than two kilometres of sand open to the Atlantic on the isthmus joining the peninsula with Sanxenxo, with waves that break at several peaks over a sandy bottom. It is good for learning because there is room for everyone and the waves, in spring and summer, are usually moderate. Two schools work right on the beach on the O Grove side, and both charge €35 for a two-hour lesson with all the equipment.

The two schools

Prado Surf has been giving lessons in Galicia since 1998. Its A Lanzada school is right on the beach, with changing rooms, an outdoor shower and an area to rinse the equipment. Lessons last two hours, with a maximum of six students per instructor and separate groups of children and adults, and you can start from age 6. They include board, wetsuit, rash vest and accessories. Course times by day: 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 16:00, 17:30 and 19:00. One lesson costs €35, two €60 and five €135, with a discount for groups of four or more and for several members of one family. From October to May it has monthly weekend courses, from 11:00 to 13:00.

Grove Surf Club gives lessons in the Sanatorio area every day in summer, in the same six sessions. The rate from June to September 2026 is €35 for a two-hour lesson, €60 for the pass of two and €80 for three, with equipment, a qualified instructor and public liability and accident insurance. It also advertises winter courses.

What a first lesson is like

You change at the school, pick up the soft board and go down to the sand. The instructor explains a little about the sea, currents and safety, you warm up on the shore and practise in the foam, where it doesn't cover you. The best waves for learning come at low or mid tide, according to Prado Surf, so the school may suggest another session if the tide doesn't suit. Bring swimwear, a towel and sun cream; the school provides the wetsuit.

Getting there and parking

A Lanzada has several access points and parking on the beach itself, less than a kilometre from the Salnés motorway exit. From the centre of O Grove it is about ten minutes by car. After the lesson, the A Lanzada boardwalk runs through the dunes beside the sands, and to see the whole beach from above, climb to the A Siradella viewpoint.