Barefoot Surf, Montreal, QC (2026)

Learn to surf with our team of experienced and passionate surf guides, while living an authentic travel experience with fellow travellers. We don't just teach people how to surf, we take them on the surf trips that changed our lives.

06/11/2026

Avoid learning at the wrong spot or in the wrong conditions. Every surf spot has a different bottom contour. Waves will break faster when the seafloor slope is drastic. They will break more slowly when it is gentle.

On such waves, surfers have a much smaller error margin. Their positioning and timing need to be very precise.

Waves will also break differently according to the tide, the wind, the swell direction, and more.

Trying to learn at a spot where waves break very abruptly, at the wrong tide, or with strong onshore winds will make it harder. Make sure you learn about the spots near you and the best conditions to practise in.

06/06/2026

Long days chasing waves, unforgettable sunsets, and great people making it even better.

Can’t wait to see what the rest of the season brings ✨

06/05/2026

Our 4th mistake is being afraid to nose dive.

When learning to catch unbroken waves, it is impossible to avoid nosediving once in a while. Nosediving is part of the learning process. Surfers should try to accept that it will happen once in a while. The biggest problem with nosediving is misunderstanding why and how it happens.

Nosediving happens when you misjudge how fast a wave will break. Remember to take glances over your shoulder. We must constantly check behind us, even after we’ve started paddling so that we are positioned correctly.

06/01/2026

A key element to your turn when surfing is holding. This is a difficult one for some intermediates as they are often in a hurry to finish their turns and want to avoid losing the wave after a turn.

A very common situation is the transition between the two carving turns of a cutback. Many intermediates stop holding their rail and start turning back towards the shoulder before hitting the whitewater when they are mid-face, to be sure to keep up with the wave. The problem with this is that, in reality, this slows them down and decreases their chances of keeping up with the wave.

Holding the rail differentiates turns that look clean and fluid from those that look shaky and incomplete.

If you hold the rail for longer, you will redirect more water, gain more momentum and go all the way into the whitewater. Finishing high in the whitewater gives you maximal speed generation potential as you benefit from the bounce back in the whitewater and the speed gained from gravity by going back down the wave.

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05/31/2026

Our 3rd mistake is to ride a surfboard that’s too small for you.

If you're riding a bigger surfboard, this means that you have the flexibility to catch the wave sooner, at Stage B Minus, since you won't depend as much on gravity and a steep slope to get into the wave.

You will depend more on gravity and a steep slope to provide you with acceleration on a shorter board since your paddling speed is limited.

Initially, it can be quite challenging for beginner-intermediates to aim for steeper wave slopes as their wave reading skills are limited. Therefore a bigger surfboard will make the learning process easier and more fun.

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