01
First Flight
The foundation of water movement and board control for absolute beginners. Pop-ups, paddling, the geometry of the line.
Gold Coast · AustraliaRhythm
ScrollRhythm
of the Tide
A surf school for those who want more than standing up. We teach the Pacific on the points and beach breaks of the Gold Coast.
●Snapper1.8m @ 11s●WindSW · 8kt offshore●Water22°C●TideLow 06:14 · High 12:32●Burleigh1.5m clean●Kirra1.6m peeling●Currumbin1.2m glassy●Sunrise05:42
●Snapper1.8m @ 11s●WindSW · 8kt offshore●Water22°C●TideLow 06:14 · High 12:32●Burleigh1.5m clean●Kirra1.6m peeling●Currumbin1.2m glassy●Sunrise05:42
The CurriculumEngineered
Engineered
for the Peak.
From Burleigh Heads to Snapper Rocks, three programs structured around how the ocean actually moves — not how a clipboard says it should.
02
The Flow State
Refine your turn technique. Read sets before they break. Develop the patience and timing the points demand.
03
Apex Coaching
One-on-one sessions with competitive watermen. Performance surfing, barrel positioning, aerial mechanics.
— Est. 2007 · Burleigh HeadsWe don't teach
We don't teach
surfing. We
translate the ocean.
Salt Flow was founded by three lifelong Gold Coast watermen who got tired of watching surf schools push beginners onto the wrong sandbanks at the wrong tide. Two decades later, we still treat every session like a forecast — read, adjust, commit.
I
Read the Ocean
Forecasting, bathymetry, tide windows — the science under the spray.
II
Move with Intent
Every paddle, pop-up and rail-set is a decision. We coach decisions, not tricks.
III
Respect the Line
Lineup etiquette and ocean stewardship are non-negotiable. The points have memory.
The LineupCoaches who
Coaches who
still surf dawn.
Three coaches. One ethic. Every session is led by a working surfer with skin in the local water — never a contractor.
Burleigh HeadsMara Bishop
Head CoachTwo-time QLD State finalist. Twenty winters reading Burleigh.
Snapper RocksKai Tuilagi
Performance CoachFormer WSL QS competitor. Translates pro mechanics into beginner language.
Currumbin AlleyJed Carmody
Longboard & LoggerSingle-fin specialist. Believes style outlives scoreboards.
Field NotesDispatches
View all field notes →Dispatches
from the sand.
ConditionsMar 2026
Reading the Cyclone Swell
How a low off New Caledonia rewrites a week on the points.
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CraftFeb 2026
Why Beginners Should Start on Foam
A defence of the soft-top — and the patience it teaches.
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PlaceJan 2026
Burleigh at First Light
A field note on the 5:14am session that ruined us for everywhere else.
Read→Lineage · Since 2007
12k
Sessions Logged
04
Iconic Breaks
18yr
On the Points