You have been surfing for years. Why aren’t you improving?
Most surfers paddle out with no plan and leave without knowing if they got better. Elite Surf Coaching exists to change that, one session at a time.
Sound familiar?
You surf every chance you get. You have watched the videos. You have bought the boards. But next session looks a lot like last session.
The problem is not how often you surf. It is that no one has ever told you what to work on, at your level, with your specific weaknesses.
If you surf for fun and that is enough, this place is not for you. If you want to improve, keep reading.
Three ways to work with us
Wherever you are, there is a way in.
Surf Coaching in Bali
Coaching at our base in Canggu. Video analysis, one focus per session, real feedback in the water.
Book your coaching1:1 Online Coaching
Send your clips from anywhere. Ivan breaks them down frame by frame and gives you a plan for your next session.
Start onlineMentawai Surf Trips
Coaching trips to the best waves in Indonesia. Charter boat or resort, small groups, coaching included.
See 2026 tripsESC Academy
The online academy built on the International Surf Levels. Opens after September 2026.
Join the waiting listThe only surf framework with observable levels
ISL, the International Surf Levels, describes what you can and cannot do yet at every stage of surfing. The same approach languages use with CEFR.
No other surf coaching system in the world has evaluable descriptors by level. This is ours, and it is free to explore.
What surfers say
I had the opportunity to train with Ivan at a camp for the Indian surf team. His land training and visual cues helped improve my surfing greatly. He encourages as well as pushes your buttons to be a better competitor. He brings great energy to the room that spills into your surf. Hope to train with him again one day!
Everyone can tell you what you are doing wrong. Some people can tell you what you should do instead. Only a teacher can tell you how to do it. Great teachers will tell you how to do it in the way you need to hear it. That is Ivan.
The video analyzing sessions are a real game-changer, and under his guidance I feel my surfing skills soaring to new heights.
Highly professional and precise guidance. Ivan really commits on taking your surf level to your top. He does it with amazing energy, creativity, and passion. He pushes you out of your comfort zone and makes you progress pretty fast.
Coaching since 2002. Ivan has worked with competitive surfers and national teams, including an Olympic qualifier.
Based in Canggu, Bali. In the water with students almost every day.