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• • 2 Hour Beginner Group Surfing Lessons
• • 2 Hour Private Surfing Lessons
• • Soft longboards, surfing booties, and a lycra t-shirt
• • Located in Lahaina

Group Lesson

Surf Foot instructors are highly trained and experienced professionals who love what they do. Since 1994 they have successfully taught over 70,000 surfing students! We are thorough with fundamentals, awareness, and safety. All instructors hold current Red Cross Certifications First Aid and CPR.


As a first step in their beginner group lesson, the students are outfitted with modern soft longboards, surfing booties, and a protective lycra t-shirt. Next we proceed to the beach, where the first half hour or so of your lesson is taught on the sand and in the flat water. The rest of your time is spent surfing in the warm water. Students are supervised and coached at all times!


The introductory lesson focuses on giving the beginner surfer an easy approach focused on safety, fundamentals and ocean-awareness. Goofy Foot’s lessons are based on easily learned instructions for paddling, navigating the surf zone, timing and catching waves, four fundamental surf stances, board maneuvering, stopping, and even wiping out.




Beginner group lessons are available to virtually everyone, and there are very few limitations when considering the age, weight, height, or swimming ability of the potential surfing student. Prior ocean experience is not necessary. Group class sizes will range between 1 to 5 students per instructor, guaranteed!



Private Lessons

Private lessons offer students the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the undivided attention from one of our professional surfing instructors! Take advantage of your time and our years of teaching experience. Instruction is focused with an aim to provide ideal learning conditions for aspiring individuals. A private lesson will really help you take your surfing to the next level, plus it will do wonders to increase your wave count!

Due to their need for full time attention, Children 8 years old and younger are required to sign up for private or semi-private lessons.


You will be provided with patient professional instruction, excellent equipment, and the best waves possible for learning. Upon graduation, students are awarded a Beginner Surfer Diploma.