Fill more classes and keep the whole day in sync.
Stop juggling spreadsheets, group chats, and last-minute changes. RidgeHQ brings bookings, tide-aware scheduling, instructor planning, payments, and partner sales into one live system.
- 0% commission on direct bookings
- Tide and swell context on every session
- Move a whole group in one action
See it on your operation
A short walkthrough of RidgeHQ mapped to how surf schools actually run the day — bookings, schedule, resources, and the close.
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The operational reality
Surf timetables move with the tide and the forecast, and most schools re-plan by hand — messaging instructors, chasing wetsuit sizes, rebooking groups one reply at a time. The booking site, the board rack, and the progression sheet never quite agree.
Core Constraints Managed
- Tide windows and safe swell height for each ability level
- Wetsuit and board sizing matched to student size and skill
- Instructor availability by certification level (for example ISA L1 vs L2) and language
- Rental fleet shared between lessons and walk-in hire
- Multi-day camp blocks that span several sessions
How RidgeHQ helps
The day plan carries the tide window and swell forecast for your break alongside wetsuit and board sizing and instructor level — so when conditions turn you reschedule a whole group and the resources and messages follow.
From booking to day close:
Book 24/7. A group books a three-day beginner camp online, pays a deposit, and answers the experience and health questions.
Secure payment. The deposit is captured through your own gateway; the balance is scheduled and tracked against the order.
Capture the waiver. Each participant signs the waiver and any conditional health questions before the first session.
Assign fast. Sessions are placed against the tide window, an instructor is matched by level, and foamies and wetsuits are reserved in the right sizes.
Re-plan on the forecast. If the swell turns, the whole group is rescheduled in one move and every participant is messaged automatically.
Close clean. Progress is logged per student, balances settle at the desk, and the day's totals land in reporting.
Sell everywhere, one live availability
Website bookings, front-desk sales, and multi-day camp packages all write to the same session capacity. A camp that sells out online is full at the desk the moment it happens.
- Booking widget for lessons, courses, and camp packages with a deposit or full payment
- Front-desk POS for walk-in lessons, board and wetsuit hire, and retail on one ticket
- Multi-day camps that block the instructor and the equipment for the whole run
- Custom questions at checkout — ability level, height and weight, board preference
- 0% platform commission on direct bookings
Schedule around the tide, re-plan in one move
Every session shows the tide window and swell forecast for your spot next to the roster and the board list. When the forecast turns, reschedule the group in a single action and everyone is notified.
- Tide, swell height, and swell period context on each session from your spot's forecast
- Per-activity suitability thresholds, so a beginner group is flagged when the surf is too big
- Bulk reschedule a group or a whole day, with automated messages to every participant
- Wetsuit and board sizing reserved from the rental fleet against each booking
- Instructor assignment by certification level and language
Admin on autopilot
Waivers, confirmations, reminders, and progress records live on the booking. A change to a paid order stays reconcilable instead of quietly rewriting the numbers.
- Per-participant digital waivers with typed e-signature and conditional health questions — built in
- Automated confirmations and pre-session reminders with meeting point and kit list
- Progression logged per student so the next instructor knows where to start
- Order immutability: an edit to a paid order creates a credit note, not a silent rewrite
- An AI copilot that reads the day and can reschedule a session or move students between groups, with a confirm step
What changes when the operation is connected
Bookings after hours
The widget sells lessons and camps overnight into the same calendar your instructors work from.
Weather moves, you do not scramble
One reschedule action moves the group, the instructor, and the boards, and notifies everyone.
Enter a booking once
Rosters, waivers, kit, and progress read from it instead of a separate sheet.
Works on the beach
Instructors see their sessions, participant lists, and sizing from a phone.
Built around the work
Stop acting as the manual API between your booking engine and your team.
Common Questions
How RidgeHQ handles surf schools edge cases.
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