Learn to Surf with professional big wave surfer Matt Bromley

Understand how storms drive wind over the ocean to transfer energy into waves, forming sets that crest and break as the ocean floor gradually shoals near shore.

Overcome the fear of being held under by realizing small waves keep you under for only three to four seconds, helping you stay calm during wipeouts.

Learn how to measure wave size like a pro using terms such as head high, three foot, and double overhead, while noting measurements vary by position such as face height.

Learn how offshore wind from land to sea creates smooth conditions and larger ripples with wind fetch; avoid onshore winds that bring rough, messy waves.

Discover how tidal range shapes where waves break, from Ireland’s five‑metre range to Hawaii’s one‑metre range, and how tides determine when Entercom and the dunes break best.

Determine your stance, then practice the pop up and bottom turn on right- or left-breaking waves. Stay low with hands in front to maintain balance.

Develop paddling with long, deep strokes and a flat chest to gain momentum, then bottom turn by looking where you want to go and opening your shoulders to spring speed.

Learn to paddle out by riding the lull between sets, face the board's nose into the waves, balance with the rails, and use a duck dive for bigger waves.

Learn to catch unbroken waves by keeping the nose facing the beach, paddling with long, deep strokes, and performing a quick pop up with forehand or backhand turns.

Explore surfboard anatomy from nose to tail, including stringer, rails, deck, fins, grip pad, and wax, and learn how the leash enhances control and speed.

Learn how a wetsuit delivers warmth across 8–17 degree water through insulation and heat reflection, with a front-zip design and booties to cope with cold seas and multiple duck dives.

Explore how tail shapes and fin setups influence stability, speed, and turning across boards, from square tails to thruster and quad configurations. Include leash and wax considerations for wave conditions.

Matt Bromley demonstrates deep-stroke approach, pop up with hands forward, and a bottom turn hitting the lip, then rotate off the top with a low center of gravity.

Learn bottom turns with compression, extend up the face, rotate your shoulders back to the power source, and carve off the top while carrying speed into the next turn.

Learn to approach a spin with a backhand turn by compressing off the bottom, weight forward, opening and rotating shoulders, and looking up the face to generate speed.

Examine a longboard wipeout on a steep wave, and learn to ride only slow-braking, not-too-steep waves by assessing conditions before paddling.

Master the floater by generating speed, unweighting on the lip, rotating off the top with shoulders back, looking back down the wave, and landing with nose toward the beach.

Master a pro pop up on a wave by using momentum, placing hands on the rails, tucking the front leg, and landing crouched with hands forward to steer momentum.