The Surf & Sun team - Surf Coaches South Australia
Our Team
Surf & Sun have an awesome passionate team that live, breath and dream about surfing! With multiple state champions and coaches with teaching degrees Surf & Sun have your learn to surf experience covered. We also teach surf lessons in South Australia to almost all age groups
Creating a fun filled and friendly learning environment for all students is what our team does the best.
Our friendly staff and instructors will surely take care of you once you attend one of our surfing programs in any locations in South Australia. With Surf and Sun Australia, you are in good hands.
Surf & Sun actively employ around 20 surf coaches over the peak period. Keep an eye out for Gary, Luke, Chloe, Jack, Jake, Alex, Philby, Ian, Kate, Nick, Viivi, Thijs, Immi, Indi, Max, Callum, Nathan, Beck, Joe, Dave and more! You will be welcomed in the office or shop by Caitlyn, Maddy, Chloe and Viivi too.
Here are a few of the team - we are currently recruiting so if you think being a surf instructor would be your dream job, get in contact!

Owner
- Surfed for over 30 years
- Surfed and travelled all over the globe
- Surf coaching since 2001
- Started Surf & Sun in 2001
- Is passionate about surfing, the beach and making the world more fun!

Manager/Level 2 Coach
- Manager at Surf & Sun since 2014
- 7x open State Surf Champion - South Australia
- Level 2 surf coach
- 3rd in Australian Surf Titles in 2015
- Loves Surfing, travelling, hanging out with family and friends

Office Manager/Surf coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2021
- Surfed all over the world
- Originally from Finnland
- Passionate about surfing and all things adventure!

Coordinator/Coach
- Been with Surf & Sun since 2017
- Looks after all things surf school!

Surf Coach
- Worked with Surf & Sun since 2015
- Always smiling, stoked and frothing on teaching surfing!

Surf coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2012
- Learnt to surf with Surf & Sun and womens long board state champion 2014 and 2015

Marketing Manager
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2018
- Is passionate about all things marketing and fun

Facilitator/Shop
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2023
- Works in the shop, at the beach and on school camps!

Surf coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2016
- Judged Phillip Island National Junior Comps

Surf Coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2021
- Passionate surfer and adventurer!

Surf Coach
- Worked with Surf & Sun since 2022
- Always frothing on surfing!

Surf Coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2017
- Qualified school teacher

Surf Coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2014
- Qualified School Teacher

Admin/Shop
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2022
- Loves surfing and the surfing lifestyle!

Surf Coach
- Surfing for 40+ years
- Loves watching the stoke and smiles from people when they stand up and ride some waves, can’t beat that stoke’.

Surf coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2022
- Regularly competes in surf comps!

Surf Coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2020
- Qualified Outdoor Ed instructor and passionate surfer

Surf coach / Waterman
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2002
- Passionate waterman and adventurer

Surf coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2021
- Passionate surf instructor

Surf coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2021
- Loves sharing what I love most in the universe.

Surf Coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2022
- Keen mountain biker and surfer

Surf Coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2021
- Loves surfing and mountain biking

Surf Coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2022
- Loves surfing and sharing the stoke!

Surf Coach
- Worked at Surf & Sun since 2022
- Qualified teacher