An exchange programme for secondary school age surfers visiting each region in turn for a week of surf related activities and learning.  The programme runs for one year with the same surfers.  Activity days are held before the exchanges in each region to build a solid team before travelling.

The training during the weeks include surf coaching, fitness, nutrition, weather prediction, environmental issues, tourism and surf industry development to name but a few.  Many visits are made to board shapers, cultural attractions and adventure centres.

Candidates are selected on a variety of criteria including dedication, commitment and willingness to learn as well as being keen surfers.  The level of surfing is not the highest priority and range from beginner to intermediate.  See selection process for more information.

This is effectively a surf guide with a difference.  The best way to get up to date information on surfing in a new region is to talk to someone in the know.  This guide provides contact details of businesses in each region who will be happy to tell you where to surf, at what state of tide and provide any up to date information on any particular hazards.  Information on accommodation, equipment hire or what to do if the surf is flat will also be available and will be backed up on this website.

This guide is also attempting to encourage visitors out of the main summer season, as this is when the surf tends to be best.  Business owners also have more time to answer any questions you may have.

TRISURF was launched in Donegal in the spring of 2005 with a series of selection days.  These were held in both the North and South of the region to include as many people as possible.  There was a good turn out of hopeful surfers and numbers were narrowed down with another round of selection days.  Pete Craig from Bundoran Surf Company, and Marty McCann from Gartan Outdoor Education Centre ran the selection days.  Local surfers were given surf coaching sessions to assess their water ability and commitment to the project.  Both Pete and Marty work with Donegal’s up and coming surf and waveski community and are involved in many schemes to make the sports more accessible to young people.