Pukas Surf Eskola San Sebastián on Postcard

"Surf Central San Sebastián, for many, is a surf town. Pukas is your one-stop shop for everything from surf lessons, bikinis, gear, and cool souvenirs with a local twist, like their trademark 'Surfing the Basque Country' t-shirts."

If You Only Have Three Days in San Sebastián

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"Surf Central San Sebastián, for many, is a surf town. Pukas is your one-stop shop for everything from surf lessons, bikinis, gear, and cool souvenirs with a local twist, like their trademark 'Surfing the Basque Country' t-shirts."

Ropa y Más: The Best Boutiques in San Sebastián

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"Surf Central San Sebastián, for many, is a surf town. Pukas is your one-stop shop for everything from surf lessons, bikinis, gear, and cool souvenirs with a local twist, like their trademark 'Surfing the Basque Country' t-shirts."

12 Must-Do Experiences in San Sebastián

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"Surf Central San Sebastián, for many, is a surf town. Pukas is your one-stop shop for everything from surf lessons, bikinis, gear, and cool souvenirs with a local twist, like their trademark 'Surfing the Basque Country' t-shirts."

Where to Shop in San Sebastián

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Carsten

Google

Had private beginner lessons for four days in a row for me, my wife and three daughters. Great instructors! We emailed a week in advance and everything worked out as planned. Then we asked for a change on the third day and staff went the extra mile and rescheduled internally to make an additional hour possible for us.

Marc Pasco

Google

My kids went to the surf school for 2 weeks my self and my wife did one week of surfing. It is one of the oldest surfing schools in town. The team is awesome! We all enjoyed the training, the gear is good the facilities are really good and include vast skating stuff and are just some meters from the beach. When you book a surfing class you also get a 10% discount on everything in the boutique. We bought 2 surfboards there and one mind blowing skateboard for a very good price. It was the perfect experience I would recommend without hesitation.

Jannik Falk

Google

I had 1 private lesson and 1 public lesson with no previous experience. Private lesson: 5/5 learned a lot would definitely recommend Public lesson: 2/5 We did not learn a lot and compared to the previous private lesson we had it felt more like a quick in and out without giving any knowledge or tips. We were limited to where we can do as the more advanced part of the group wanted to go more towards proper waves and out of the knee deep area. There was no mention about anything safety regarded. I would definitely recommend the private lessons as we learned a lot and got everything so we could practice, we wanted to do so in the public lesson which limted us more than helped as we wanted some redefinement and make us less dependent. We got none of that and would probably been better off by just renting a board. The facilities are great and staff is nice. The wetsuits were a bit smelly.

C C

Google

Absolutely fabulous! I had 3 private lessons with Ivan and loved it 🤩 He was such a great instructor, very knowledgeable, patient and supportive! Even in bad weather with choppy conditions, he made sure I was always safe and helped me go through the big waves when I needed it! Thank you so much Ivan 🥰 The beach can get very busy and crowded but going in the morning seems best! They provided lockers with keys, bathrooms and showers and responded quickly over WhatsApp when I had questions. Definitely recommend 🤗

Ad Vincere

Google

I’ve hired a surfboard at Pukas today. The material was good, but to be fair a bit pricy compared to other surf shops in San Sebastián. The staff was very unwelcoming and not helpful. It’s so easy to just be kind to people…

Nicole C

Google

Coming from Canada and feeling very excited to try surfing for the first time! We chose this shop because we were staying above and figured they would have what we needed. While they had surfboards and wet suits, the experience was unfortunately sour from the beginning. We mentioned we were going to try surfing and were greeted by a woman who works there (specifically on Thursday October 24th at 1:00 pm) with an eye roll and dirty looks. My boyfriend snowboards and skateboards and figured it wouldn’t be too hard to pick up. This woman was rude from the start and pretty much made us feel like we were making a huge mistake trying surfing. Instead of having us excited for this first time experience, she left us feeling defeated and made us question why. Being in the customer service industry, this is not the way to make a paying excited customer feel. If you are looking to rent surfboards please go elsewhere.

Chantal Utzinger

Google

I tried it first in a beginner group lesson and decided to take private lessons for the following days. It was so much fun! The instructer explained it really well, the pople are so nice and the price is fair as well. Too bad I have to go home already, definetively recommend it here!

Ross Grainger

Google

Had a great experience today with my three teenagers and others. Teaching is hard. Especially with beginners. Our instructors made sure we all were able to get up and enjoy few waves. They didn’t try to fix everything all at once, but focused on the most impactful thing for each of us on each wave. Such a great time and we all walked away knowing more about how to surf than we did before. Thanks for a fun morning!

Carsten

Google

Had private beginner lessons for four days in a row for me, my wife and three daughters. Great instructors! We emailed a week in advance and everything worked out as planned. Then we asked for a change on the third day and staff went the extra mile and rescheduled internally to make an additional hour possible for us.

Marc Pasco

Google

My kids went to the surf school for 2 weeks my self and my wife did one week of surfing. It is one of the oldest surfing schools in town. The team is awesome! We all enjoyed the training, the gear is good the facilities are really good and include vast skating stuff and are just some meters from the beach. When you book a surfing class you also get a 10% discount on everything in the boutique. We bought 2 surfboards there and one mind blowing skateboard for a very good price. It was the perfect experience I would recommend without hesitation.

Jannik Falk

Google

I had 1 private lesson and 1 public lesson with no previous experience. Private lesson: 5/5 learned a lot would definitely recommend Public lesson: 2/5 We did not learn a lot and compared to the previous private lesson we had it felt more like a quick in and out without giving any knowledge or tips. We were limited to where we can do as the more advanced part of the group wanted to go more towards proper waves and out of the knee deep area. There was no mention about anything safety regarded. I would definitely recommend the private lessons as we learned a lot and got everything so we could practice, we wanted to do so in the public lesson which limted us more than helped as we wanted some redefinement and make us less dependent. We got none of that and would probably been better off by just renting a board. The facilities are great and staff is nice. The wetsuits were a bit smelly.

C C

Google

Absolutely fabulous! I had 3 private lessons with Ivan and loved it 🤩 He was such a great instructor, very knowledgeable, patient and supportive! Even in bad weather with choppy conditions, he made sure I was always safe and helped me go through the big waves when I needed it! Thank you so much Ivan 🥰 The beach can get very busy and crowded but going in the morning seems best! They provided lockers with keys, bathrooms and showers and responded quickly over WhatsApp when I had questions. Definitely recommend 🤗

Ad Vincere

Google

I’ve hired a surfboard at Pukas today. The material was good, but to be fair a bit pricy compared to other surf shops in San Sebastián. The staff was very unwelcoming and not helpful. It’s so easy to just be kind to people…

Nicole C

Google

Coming from Canada and feeling very excited to try surfing for the first time! We chose this shop because we were staying above and figured they would have what we needed. While they had surfboards and wet suits, the experience was unfortunately sour from the beginning. We mentioned we were going to try surfing and were greeted by a woman who works there (specifically on Thursday October 24th at 1:00 pm) with an eye roll and dirty looks. My boyfriend snowboards and skateboards and figured it wouldn’t be too hard to pick up. This woman was rude from the start and pretty much made us feel like we were making a huge mistake trying surfing. Instead of having us excited for this first time experience, she left us feeling defeated and made us question why. Being in the customer service industry, this is not the way to make a paying excited customer feel. If you are looking to rent surfboards please go elsewhere.

Chantal Utzinger

Google

I tried it first in a beginner group lesson and decided to take private lessons for the following days. It was so much fun! The instructer explained it really well, the pople are so nice and the price is fair as well. Too bad I have to go home already, definetively recommend it here!

Ross Grainger

Google

Had a great experience today with my three teenagers and others. Teaching is hard. Especially with beginners. Our instructors made sure we all were able to get up and enjoy few waves. They didn’t try to fix everything all at once, but focused on the most impactful thing for each of us on each wave. Such a great time and we all walked away knowing more about how to surf than we did before. Thanks for a fun morning!

Pukas Surf Eskola San Sebastián

Pukas Surf Eskola San Sebastián

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