# Surf Lessons at A Rapadoira Beach in Foz and Coto in Barreiros

What to do en Ribadeo and As Catedrais Beach · Ribadeo and As Catedrais Beach

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/things-to-do/foz-barreiros-surf-lessons · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Desde: 35 € per person and 2-hour lesson
- Duración: 2 h
- Temporada: Summer courses and year-round school
- Para quién: From age 7 and able to swim; beginners and improvers

Surfing · 2-hour lesson · From €35 · From age 7 · Board and wetsuit included · West of Ribadeo, on the way to Foz

If you want to learn to surf for a few days in Ribadeo, a school with a website and published prices is Gamus Surf, from Maremasma, which gives lessons on two beaches to the west: Coto, in Barreiros, and A Rapadoira, in Foz. A two-hour lesson costs €35 with board and wetsuit, and is for over-7s who can swim.
What the lesson is like
There are two levels. The beginner lesson is almost all practice: on the sand you learn the parts of the board, paddling and how to stand up, and the rest of the time you are in the water with the instructor until you catch your first wave. The improvement level, for those who already stand up, works on types of waves, currents and manoeuvres, and adds video analysis. Each day the school chooses the beach with the waves best suited to each level.
Four people are needed to form a group; if you don't reach that, you are put together with other students. It includes public liability and accident insurance.
Prices and booking
One two-hour lesson, €35; two, €65; three, €90; five, €130; ten, €230. Passes can't be combined across successive purchases. There are summer courses by days or weeks and a year-round school. Book on the Maremasma website or on 613 092 462; before the activity they ask you to sign an authorisation form.
If it's not a wave day
The same company runs guided kayak routes on the Ría de Foz, a special protection area for birds: two hours, 3.5 km and €35, with no previous experience needed and with marine biologists. On the Ría de Ribadeo we haven't found an active kayak school with its own website. Closer to the town, Turismo de Ribadeo points to Os Castros as its best surfing beach, on the stretch of coast between Rinlo and As Catedrais.
To sleep near the western beaches, Mi Norte, in A Devesa, lies between Ribadeo and As Catedrais.

Lo organiza: Maremasma, desde 35 € person (https://www.maremasma.com/actividades/surf/)

Lo organiza: Maremasma, desde 35 € person (https://www.maremasma.com/actividades/kayak/)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 43.5735, -7.2635

## Cerca de aquí

- [Free Geo-walks with a Geologist Around As Catedrais, Rinlo and the Ría](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/things-to-do/free-geology-walks), a 8.7 km
- [As Catedrais Beach at Low Tide, with the Xunta's Free Authorisation](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/things-to-do/catedrais-beach-low-tide), a 8.8 km
- [Hotel Mi Norte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/where-to-stay/hotel-mi-norte), a 11.1 km
- [A Cofradía de Rinlo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/where-to-eat/a-cofradia-de-rinlo), a 12.9 km
- [Porto de Rinlo Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/where-to-eat/porto-de-rinlo), a 13.0 km
- [Rinlo and the Beaches Walk to As Catedrais](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/things-to-do/rinlo-beaches-walk), a 13.0 km
- [Illa Pancha Lighthouse](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/where-to-stay/illa-pancha-lighthouse), a 18.0 km
- [From the Illa Pancha Lighthouse to the As Aceas Mill on the Blue Trail](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/things-to-do/illa-pancha-blue-trail), a 18.1 km

## Consejos

### A pass if you're staying several days
Five lessons work out at €26 each.

### Always a wetsuit
The Cantabrian Sea is cool even in August; it is included.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### From what age can you surf with Gamus Surf?
From age 7, and you must be able to swim.

### How much does a surf lesson near Ribadeo cost?
€35 for the two-hour lesson, with board and wetsuit.

### On which beaches are the lessons given?
At Coto, in Barreiros, and at A Rapadoira, in Foz.

Destino: [Ribadeo and As Catedrais Beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais.md)