Hopupu is a surf school that, according to the school itself, has operated in José Ignacio since 1997. Its base is on Playa Brava, between Parador La Huella and the lighthouse. Lessons are one-to-one or in small groups and range from complete beginners to experienced surfers looking for new waves. The name, as the school explains it, means in Polynesian culture the pleasure of bathing in the sea among the waves.

Times are arranged by phone or message depending on the state of the sea; prices and availability are requested through the contact on this listing, and the portal does not publish them. "Brava" is the ocean-facing, wavy side of the peninsula and "Mansa" the calm bay side, a distinction you will meet on every beach along this coast. How Playa Brava and the other beaches behave with each wind, in the guide to choosing a beach between José Ignacio and Laguna Garzón.