Lost Shore Surf Resort

Lost Shore Surf Resort opened on 11 November 2024 in Ratho, on the western edge of Edinburgh, built in the former Craigpark quarry. Its 52-module Wavegarden Cove, which Wavegarden calls the largest Cove in Europe, makes up to 1,000 waves an hour from 0.5 to 2 meters and can hold more than 90 surfers at once. The resort also has lodges and pods, a restaurant, café and bar, a surf school and shop, a surfskate academy, a sauna and wellness treatments. In October 2026 GB Surfing selected Lost Shore as one of its National Performance Centres and Olympic Training Facilities; it has been the National Performance Centre for Scottish Surfing since 2025, and Irish Surfing and Norwegian Surfing have also selected it.

The Cove splits into a shallow bay nearest the shore, where lessons run on knee-high whitewater, and the reef, up to 2.5 meters deep, for open-face waves. Session settings run from Cruiser (thigh to waist high, a gentle open face) and Cruiser Plus (waist high, more speed), through Turns (waist to chest, several steep sections), Manoeuvres and Manoeuvres Plus (chest to shoulder high and above), to Barrels (shoulder to head high, one or two turns then a barrel), High Performance and Turns to Tubes (head high and above), plus a specialist Air Wave for advanced surfers. Sessions are 60 minutes, in which the park says you should catch around 10 to 15 waves.

The range runs from first-timers, with 90-minute lessons in the bay, to experienced shortboarders chasing barrels and airs. Intermediate ocean surfers who want to drill cutbacks and re-entries get solid value from the Turns and Manoeuvres settings, and the Barrels and Air Wave sessions offer what Scottish sea conditions cannot reliably deliver.

Lessons last 90 minutes, 30 on land and 60 in the water, with all gear provided: Beginner, Beginner Plus and Improver lessons are from £65 (£55 for children), and Improver Plus from £70. Surf sessions are 60 minutes with a soft foam board included: Cruiser, Cruiser Plus and Turns from £60 (£50 child); Manoeuvres, Manoeuvres Plus, Barrels, High Performance and Turns to Tubes from £70 (£60 child); and Air Wave from £80. Wetsuits are compulsory in sessions and rent for £8 a day (£4 for Surf Club members), including boots, gloves, hood and helmet. Upgraded boards cost £15 to £30 a session. Beginner/Improver and Cruiser bundles cost from £200, at £40 a surf, and are valid for bookings up to 30 April 2027; adult bundles for any lesson or session except Air Waves are £275 for five (valid three months) and £500 for ten (valid six months), and children's bundles £225 and £420. Surf Club members get 20% off board rentals and Flowstate single sessions, 50% off wetsuit rental and 10% off accommodation. Surfskate Academy group sessions are £22.50 (£17 child). Read from lostshore.com on 26 September 2026 and its booking site on 23 October 2026.

Book the Barrels and Air Wave sessions early. For lessons, allow 60 minutes before the start for check-in and the briefing. Parking is free, about 200 meters from the entrance, with EV charging. Without a car, the 67 community bus runs from Waterloo Place in central Edinburgh via Haymarket to the resort; Lothian bus 70 from Hermiston Park & Ride stops a 12-minute walk away; and Ember buses from Edinburgh Airport stop in Ratho, a 13-minute walk. The resort and canteen open daily from 8am, with waves running while it is light.