The How to of surfing Waves for Beginners

You have finally decided to get your feet wet, that's great! You will always look back at this moment and thank yourself for learning about surfing waves. Good job.
The first thing that you want to do is find a surf board, now as a beginning surfer the bigger the board the better, but if someone gives you a free surfboard or lets you borrow one, take it, it will work just as well. At some surf spots like Waikiki beach on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, there are board rentals and surf lessons, you'll see that the lessons are given on very long, wide and thick boards, its optimal to learn on a big board because you are guaranteed to catch a wave, and once that first wave is caught its a possibility that you will be hooked for life.
Once you have a board in your possession your friend or teacher will most likely tell you to lay on your board while on the beach, what your doing there is getting an idea of where you should position your body on the board. If you were to split the surf board into 3 pieces you'd have the top, the middle, and the bottom of the board; while lying on the board you will want your chest to be lined up where the top and middle pieces meet; then once in the water you will need to adjust forward or backwards in order to get the best balance and positioning while paddling. To stand up you will place your hands on the board and push/jump up to your feet. Your back foot will be closer to the end of the board and your front foot will most likely be in the middle of the board. As a beginner its best to take a very wide and low stance, so just think squats and do that and your footwork will get better in no time. Now, you will not be facing the top of the board, you will be facing either left or right. Once up and actually riding a wave eventually the wave will want to die, the key to staying on a wave longer is to lean forward at your waist toward the top of the board this will put some weight on your board to continue with the wave. Basically at this point of learning to surf you want to look as ridiculous as possible, wide low stance, hands out for balance and a slight bend forwards for momentum. If you follow these little hints, you will be surfing wave after wave after wave; you may look goofy but that will go away in time and as you catch more waves.