where to start with surfing in europe?

[Jan]

hi everyone, so this year im gonna start with surfing and im trying to find where to go. so, what im looking for: place that is not far from london (or it is but the flights arent expensive) and is NOT touristy. i was thinking about portugal or spain but i dont really care about the country. my plan is to stay there for around 1 month (or shorter or longer) so i can really get into it, live by to ocean with the locals and surf every day.any suggestion for some local surf places or anything? does anybody have a friend who lives on the coast and want to teach me how to do it and make some money?

i just really want to surf and i dont want to do it in the most mainstream touristy way.

thx a lot!!

jan