SURFING WITH SCIENCE · METSIT®
Your surfing.
With science,
method and joy.
A 10-day intensive surf program.
Grounded in science. Focused on you!
8 surf sessions. 10 hotel nights in your own room.METSIT® assessment and report · Video analysis · Strength training · Nutrition
May 14 to 24, 2027 · €3,490/person
October 2 to 12, 2027 · €3,590/person
VAT included. Hotel property to be confirmed.
GSGL since 2004 · Degree in Physical Education and Sport · Postgraduate specialization in surfing
BALEAL · PENICHE · PORTUGAL
Learn in the ocean.
Enjoy life between sessions.
Surf teaching and coaching with individual attention, an athlete’s journal and a a private hotel room included in your package. For adults of every level who value method, comfort and time well spent.
METSIT® connects your starting point to your work in the water. The experience brings together guided practice, understanding what you do and room to rest.
What your days could look like
How the moments
can come together.
- Prepare the session
Observe the ocean, understand the conditions and define the coaching focus.
- Get in the water
Practice with coaching, equipment and exercises suited to your level.
- Understand the practice
Review what happened, discuss feedback and use video analysis when scheduled for the session.
- Record and recover
Take observations into your journal. Connect physical preparation, rest and recovery with the surfing work.
- Enjoy the company and the region
Have room for a meal, a conversation, exploring the coast or enjoying your own pace.
This example helps you picture the experience. The order, timing and activity schedule follow ocean conditions and the final program for each edition.
The Surfing With Science package
A complete program.
An individual journey.
8 surf sessions · 6 to 12 participants · Every level
Stays of 10 nights and 11 calendar days, in 2027. Hotel included; the property will be announced once confirmed.
Initial METSIT® assessment
Pre-program questionnaire, physical and skill assessment, level placement and equipment selection.
8 surf sessions
Coaching adapted to each surfer. Four of the eight sessions are filmed.
3 video analysis sessions
Understand execution, interpret feedback and guide the next coaching priorities.
4 functional training sessions
Specialized physical preparation to support surf practice.
Nutritional support
Part of the program. Practitioner, format, number of appointments and deliverables to be confirmed.
Professional ocean photography
One photography session. Integration within the eight surf sessions and delivered files to be confirmed.
Your surf guide and training journal
METSIT® method and levels, with a notebook to record conditions, goals and feedback.
Final METSIT® report
Individual record of observed skills, development and priorities for continued practice.
Equipment and insurance
Board and wetsuit suited to the practice. Sports insurance coverage to be confirmed.
Accommodation and meals
Includes breakfasts and two dinners only: the welcome dinner and the program dinner. Lunches and all other meals are not included. Three- or four-star hotel and terms to be confirmed.
What we are still finalising
Hotel and room arrangements; session length, team, ratios and level organization; nutritional support format, photo and video delivery, insurance coverage and enrolment, cancellation and ocean-condition arrangements.
Transport is extra. Options, routes and prices will be shared before enrolment. MH hotel is a candidate, with no confirmed partnership.
Talk with the team and explore upcoming editions.
GOOD SURF GOOD LOVE · 2004
Inês Tralha
Founder and creator of the METSIT® method
Who guides your journey
Ocean experience.
Careful teaching.
Inês Tralha combines training in Physical Education and Sport, a specialisation in surfing and experience in teaching and coaching the sport.
At Good Surf Good Love, technique sits alongside surf culture: ocean respect, responsible decisions and attention to the person on the board. This approach gives Surfing With Science its identity.
Explore Inês’s qualifications and experience ↗The academy began in 2004 as Escola de Surf Inês Tralha. Its history and Inês’s training are documented on the academy website. Explore the GSGL story ↗
Every level is welcome
Your starting point.
Our full attention.
First experience, beginner, intermediate or advanced. There is a coaching path for you, defined through METSIT®.
Women and men. Different goals. Teaching and coaching adapted to each person.
METSIT® 0First experience
Your first contact with the board and ocean. Balance, comfort, safety and a guided first glide.
Understand METSIT® assessment ↗
METSIT® 0.4Beginners
Consolidate basic stance, standing up and staying up, and board control. Softboards suited to the individual and their goals.
Understand METSIT® assessment ↗
METSIT® 0.6 · 0.9 · 1Intermediate
Paddling, timing, green waves, ocean awareness and building independence. Equipment selected for the technical work.
Understand METSIT® assessment ↗METSIT® 2+Advanced
Refine maneuvers, consistency and decisions on the wave. Technical coaching with fiberglass boards suited to your surfing.
Understand METSIT® assessment ↗The board follows the individual and practice context. A softboard can also be useful for developing skills beyond beginner level; moving to fiberglass depends on assessment, goals and ocean conditions.
Every level · Individual coaching
The same edition.
Your own journey.
Welcoming every level requires understanding each surfer. METSIT® assessment guides goals, exercises, equipment and suitable practice conditions.
Those starting out work on the foundations. Those already independent work on technical priorities. Coaching arrangements consider these starting points so each person receives specialist attention.
Group size, coaching ratios and specific session arrangements will be presented in the final proposal.
Close teaching · Individual attention
The method comes alive
through coaching.
Explain, observe and adjust. On the beach and in the water, teaching starts with the individual and what they are working on.
What sets us apart · Good Surf Good Love
METSIT®
Método de Ensino e Treino de Surf Inês Tralha
Created by Inês Tralha
The method that gives
your progression direction.
Surfing With Science is the experience. METSIT® is the method behind it: understanding the surfer, assessing skills, selecting equipment and organizing teaching and coaching around the individual and the ocean.
Your experience matters.
Your journey starts with you.
The Good Surf Good Love equation
Surfer.
Board. Ocean.
Three connected elements. The board needs to suit the surfer. Conditions need to suit the learning goals. Teaching adapts to the interaction between all three.
Individual assessment
A preliminary questionnaire and level-based tests help assess physical condition and ocean and surfing skills.
METSIT® skill levels
Progression is organized around skills. Body control, basic stance, board awareness, understanding waves, safety and surf culture form the foundations.
Adapted teaching and coaching
Assessment guides goals, exercises and equipment. Practice and observation help identify what needs consolidating and what to work on next.
Efficiency and autonomy
Respecting functional movement, understanding decisions and developing control. The goal is to build tools for continued learning and responsible surfing.
Science applied to teaching. Surf culture at its heart.
Biomechanics, training principles, motor learning and ocean awareness inform the approach. Respect for the individual, equipment, ocean and other surfers accompanies technical learning.
Explore the METSIT® learning journey ↗METSIT® levels · Assessment and progression
Know where you are.
Understand your next step.
METSIT® levels organize the learning journey around skills. The team assesses your starting point: what you can do, with what control, under which conditions and with how much independence.
METSIT®
First experience
Glide towards the beach while standing, with balance, control and comfort. An introduction to safety rules and METSIT® culture.
What we observe
Starting physical condition, mobility, motor control and ability to take part in a guided first experience.
METSIT®
Practicing and mastering basic skills
Work on basic stance, consistently standing up and staying up, board control and initial changes of direction.
What we observe
Static and dynamic balance, board control, direction and initial wave awareness.
METSIT®
New skills
Develop paddling, wave timing and take-off. Start surfing beyond the whitewater and work towards independence in small green waves.
What we observe
Paddling, passing waves, board control, reading conditions and initial guided decisions.
METSIT®
Consolidation and emerging independence
Consolidate the drop, bottom turn and riding the wave face, connecting previously practised skills.
What we observe
Consistency, basic stance, wave selection, technical execution and independence in conditions suited to the surfer.
METSIT®
Practicing and achieving full independence
Integrate the skills from earlier stages and deepen ocean understanding to surf independently.
What we observe
Mastery of foundational skills, assessed in the green or blue zones of the METSIT® radar. Independence is always considered in the context of ocean conditions.
METSIT®
Technical coaching and refinement
For surfers already performing maneuvers who want to develop more advanced technical skills in line with their goals.
What we observe
Execution quality, consistency, adaptation to the wave and specific coaching needs.
This map presents the method’s stages. Taking part in an edition does not guarantee advancement to another level. The team confirms each surfer’s starting point and adapts goals to observed skills and ocean conditions.
Assessment and METSIT® diagrams
This is an original record of the method. Its marks and notes belong to the photographed example; they do not represent your assessment or promised results.
What we assess
A profile of skills.
An individual journey.
The radar brings together skills in three areas: board, surfer and ocean. Reading them together helps us understand each person’s profile. Its colour zones help visualise skill mastery and areas requiring further work.
- Board
- Board control and retention, passing waves, finishing a wave and wave-passing techniques.
- Surfer
- General and surf-specific physical condition, basic stance, standing up and staying up, paddling, confidence and safety.
- Ocean
- Surf rules and culture, wave timing, reading wave direction and energy, riding and technical decisions such as the bottom turn.
Inês Tralha’s diagrams
The method’s structure.
A notebook’s personal touch.
Hand-drawn visual reinterpretations of the 2021 METSIT® diagrams, preserving the method’s concepts. Original diagrams are available beside each illustration. The radar retains the academy’s original published record. Captions and explanations are available in Portuguese and English.
View the academy’s levels ↗METSIT® in practice
From observation
to your next step.
Observe
The original METSIT® radar shown above records skills across surfer, board and ocean. It makes the assessment visible.
Define the next step
Assessment guides equipment, practice conditions and the skills to work on. The aim is to make each coaching decision understandable.
Record and review
The original journal pages show how waves, surf lines and session observations are recorded. The final report brings your assessment and next priorities together.
The radar and journal are original records of the method. They illustrate how we work; they are not a before-and-after case study or a promise of progress to a particular level.
See the original journal pages ↗
Athlete’s journal · Part of the program
Learning also
takes shape on paper.
The athlete’s journal is part of Surfing With Science. It is a working notebook for observing, recording and continuing your learning journey.
Ocean conditions, surfing lines, session goals, sensations and feedback. Writing and drawing help organize what you experience in the water and prepare the next coaching priorities.
The notebook style of the METSIT® diagrams grows from this practice: observing, understanding, experimenting and adjusting again.
Original journal pages supplied by Inês.
From the session to the next decision
Record to understand.
Understand to continue.
- Observe the ocean and sketch surfing lines.
- Define what you want to work on in each session.
- Record feedback and what you felt while practicing.
- Review the journey and identify the next focus.
The journal accompanies personalized METSIT® coaching and conversations with the team.
Surfer + Board + Ocean
The right board.
For the right work.
Softboards and fiberglass boards serve different teaching and coaching contexts. METSIT® guides the choice around you.
Softboards
Volume, stability and a suitable setting for learning and consolidating skills.
Fibreglass boards
Response and characteristics suited to the surfer, wave and technical refinement goals.
Individual attention · Affinity · Comfort
Your own journey.
Good company around you.
An intimate experience with learning, rest and connection. People who value individual attention, quality teaching and comfort.
There is room for connection: a conversation after a session, a meal, sharing the story of a good wave. The aim is to bring together a carefully sized group of people who value the same quality of teaching, attention and comfort.
Within the group, each surfer has their own starting point and coaching priorities. METSIT® gives structure to that individual attention.
The experience out of the waterTime torecover.
Space for you.Your hotel stay
Comfort as part of preparation.
We are working on a premium hotel offering to complement the quality of the teaching. The aim is to create space to rest between sessions and enjoy the program at ease.
Your package includes ten nights in a private room at a three- or four-star hotel, breakfasts and two dinners. The hotel property will be announced once confirmed. Other meals and transportation are extra.
The hotel property is still to be confirmed. Check the edition’s shop page and booking terms before purchasing.
Voices from the academy
Personal attention.
In their own words.
“A well structured teaching method that lets you understand your level and work gradually on specific steps.”
Yolanda A
Google · Published in the GSGL archive
Read the academy’s testimonials ↗“She follows each person’s level and individual needs, showing you exactly how you are progressing and what still needs work.”
Amanda P
Tripadvisor · Excerpt published on GSGL · Translated excerpt
Read the academy’s testimonials ↗“After these months of intensive surf coaching with Inês and the team, I learned heaps and gained a lot of confidence! She looks for the best spots for your level and adapts to your needs.”
Iris
Google · Published in the GSGL archive
Read the academy’s testimonials ↗These reviews describe lessons and coaching at Good Surf Good Love. They are published on the academy’s website and are not presented as reviews of the 2027 Surfing With Science editions.
Explore more academy reviews ↗Two opportunities a year
Two annual editions.
Choose your edition.
Two editions in 2027, with 10 nights, 8 surf sessions and METSIT® coaching. Choose your edition and purchase in the shop.
14 to 24 May 2027
One of two planned annual editions in Baleal / Peniche. Welcoming surfers of every level.
- Dates
- 14 to 24 May 2027
- Price per person
- €3,490VAT included · Private room · Breakfasts and 2 dinners
- Hotel
- Property to be confirmed
2 to 12 October 2027
One of two planned annual editions in Baleal / Peniche. Welcoming surfers of every level.
- Dates
- 2 to 12 October 2027
- Price per person
- €3,590VAT included · Private room · Breakfasts and 2 dinners
- Hotel
- Property to be confirmed
Purchase in the shop. Hotel confirmation is pending and transport is extra. Review the shop terms before completing your purchase.
Before getting in the water
Questions with
clear answers.
How do you coach different levels in the same edition?
METSIT® assessment guides each surfer’s work. Goals, exercises, equipment and practice conditions are adapted to their starting point. The final proposal will set out session arrangements, group size and coaching ratios.
How do I buy the program?
Choose your edition in the shop and complete your order using an available payment method. The team follows up to prepare your participation and initial METSIT® assessment.
Do I need surfing experience?
No. These editions welcome surfers of every level: first experience, beginner, intermediate and advanced. METSIT® assessment allows teaching, coaching, equipment and goals to be adapted to each surfer.
How long is the program?
The stays span 10 nights and 11 calendar days, with 8 surf sessions. Final stay terms will be confirmed before enrolment.
Is the hotel included?
Yes. Ten hotel nights in a private room, breakfasts and two dinners are included. The hotel property is still to be confirmed. Other meals and transportation are extra.
What are the dates and price?
14 to 24 May 2027: €3,490 per person. 2 to 12 October 2027: €3,590 per person. VAT included for the package with a private room. Hotel, availability and final enrolment terms to be confirmed. Transport is extra.
What if ocean conditions prevent surfing?
Safety guides spot selection and session planning. Rescheduling terms and alternatives for adverse conditions will be included in the final proposal.
Does an enquiry create a booking?
No. An enquiry helps clarify goals and express interest. Enrolment will only follow confirmation of the offer, terms and acceptance by both parties. This page does not take payments.
Questions about the program?
Let’s prepare
your next step.
Tell us your starting point, what you are looking for and when you are available. The team helps you explore the program and shares edition details once confirmed.
Complete the enquiry and choose to continue by email or WhatsApp. You send the message yourself in your chosen app.
- Send your request by email or WhatsApp.
- The team discusses your goals and the options in preparation.
- The team confirms the hotel, availability and enrolment terms. You then decide whether to proceed.