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Her Wave: Four Weeks of Skill, Community and Surf Across Newcastle’s Beaches
A four-week beginner and intermediate surf program in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie that teaches core wave skills while connecting participants to a female surf culture.
Her Wave: Four Weeks of Skill, Community and Surf Across Newcastle’s Beaches.
Her Wave’s Beginner and Intermediate 4‑week programs run along the beaches of Newcastle and around Lake Macquarie, pairing stepwise skill development with time in the local surf environment. The focus is on building surfing competence and a more inclusive, joyful female surf culture across multiple local sites.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie coastlines
Sessions are held at locations across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, giving participants repeated exposure to the region’s beaches as they learn to read and ride local waves.
A female-focused surf community
Her Wave aims to celebrate and connect women and female surf culture in NSW, creating an encouraging, inclusive environment for progression and shared experience in the water.
Skills that build with the tides
Programs address beginner and intermediate levels, teaching essentials about how the waves and local beaches work so participants can progress and enjoy surfing confidently.
What the day feels like
What to Expect Over Four Weeks
Across four weeks you join guided sessions that focus on practical surf skills for beginner and intermediate levels, with locations chosen from beaches around Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Scheduling is flexible and responsive to tide, surf and beach conditions; times are indicative and may shift to make the most of the day’s conditions.
THE SETTING
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie coastlines
Sessions are held at locations across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, giving participants repeated exposure to the region’s beaches as they learn to read and ride local waves.
THE CULTURE
A female-focused surf community
Her Wave aims to celebrate and connect women and female surf culture in NSW, creating an encouraging, inclusive environment for progression and shared experience in the water.
THE LEARNING
Skills that build with the tides
Programs address beginner and intermediate levels, teaching essentials about how the waves and local beaches work so participants can progress and enjoy surfing confidently.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who these programs suit — and who might want a different format.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Session times are used as a guide only; scheduling is adjusted around tide, surf and beach conditions to create safe, constructive lesson environments.
Check with Learn to Surf Newcastle for recommended equipment and what to bring for sessions.
Locations vary across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie and are chosen per-session to suit conditions.
Minimum participant numbers can apply—confirm availability and any minimums when booking.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
What levels do the programs cover?
Her Wave runs beginner and intermediate level programs designed to teach core skills and progression.
How long is the program?
These are four-week (4wk) programs.
Where are the sessions held?
Sessions take place at locations across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
Are session times fixed?
No—times are a guide only: sessions are scheduled to suit tide, surf and beach conditions.
Are there minimum participant numbers?
Minimum numbers can apply; confirm requirements with the operator when booking.
Who operates Her Wave programs in Newcastle?
The programs are offered through Learn to Surf Newcastle under the Her Wave program framework.