Surfing Waves for Beginners: Surf School Reviews and Surf Lessons

As you may have read in previous posts of 'surfing waves for beginners' i may have mentioned surf schools and surfing lessons. I didn't have the opportunity to go to a surf school or take official surf lessons but i know they are very beneficial. Learning to surf properly, is most likely the best thing that you can do for yourself as a beginning surfer. In this post i'd like to mention surf schools that teach you the right way to surf while having fun.
No matter what age you are in life, i don't really think that it's too late to surf. If you have that desire to learn you'll be able to do it. I was looking over a forum about starting to surf, and someone had expressed their desire to learn to surf-they were living in a land locked state and didn't make it to the coast till the summer. They needed suggestions on the best surf schools to go to. Some one suggested that they don't start surfing because its hard and it because its going to 'suck.' I was totally thinking, "hmmm, they probably didn't catch one wave, most likely they had a bad 1st time surfing experience." Anyhow, the reason i brought this up is because if you want to surf you are going to do it, and hopefully nobody or nothing can stop you; because learning how to surf, and doing it on a daily basis, or as often as you can is so good for every aspect of your life.

And now, the surf school reviews:

If your a beginner living in the western/pacific states, the ocean may not be that far away, or maybe you live hours away by car, if you have time to get out for a week and go to California, there is a great surf school called Corky Carroll's surf school, located at Huntington beach. They excel in all the aspects of a good and cheap surf school. They offer private lessons and group lessons which are offered May through October and sessions can last 2 hrs or for a week. Although they love to teach visitors wanting to learn to surf, their surf school caters to the community and those surfers who are first starting out or wanting to take their skill to the next level. I've read that the instructors are great, they are there in the water to support you, assure that you are safe and that you have fun. Its definitely a surf school to check out to receive A1 surf lessons.

Now we will travel across the Pacific to Hawaii. Thousands of tourist travel to the islands for obvious reasons, sun, beaches, and waves. And either by chance or planning, most people get to go to Waikiki to surf. Waikiki beach offers tons of opportunity for tourist and locals to learn how to to ride these gentle waves. I could write a big review on Waikiki beach surfing lessons, but instead i will take you to the island of Kauai another tourist/visitor destination to the Kauai Surf School on Poipu Beach. They are dedicated to sharing their love of surfing with those wanting to learn and their goal is to give beginners a 'solid foundation' at the same time teaching their students to respect the ocean. I think that is so important, to learn how to surf correctly, so they've received 5 stars in my book. They also offer hourly classes, weekly surf clinics, and have private lessons. For surfing in Hawaii year round their prices will still leave you with some cash to go and drink some virgin pina coladas.

Lastly I wanted to travel around the globe and mention a wonderful surf destination Japan. Japan is not really high on the radar as far as surfing and surf schools, but they actually have a lot of waves, and the people love to surf them. They don't have a surf school or surf lessons per se, but offer instead surf tours, which combines surfing with vacationing. What could be more perfect? The purpose of the tour is to help the individual surfer improve. Typhoon Surf Tours offers just that, they determine your skill at the start of the trip and also help you write goals as to what you want to accomplish during that surf trip. During the trip experienced and pro surfers evaluate and help you improve your technique. They use video and written reports to make sure that you can see your improvement then you can take them home as souvenirs. If you want to experience Japan why not do it through a surf tour.

I wanted to do a surf school review because it is important to know what to expect, and get excited about surfing. I am blown away by the surf tours idea, what a great way to vacation! I've said before, surfing waves should be a fun experience, and having a proper beginning through learning how to surf with surf lessons will set you up for success as a surfer. The 'how to of surfing waves for beginners' is dedicated to providing you with pertinent information before you go out to surf. So, hopefully you were able to get something out of this post!

If you are wondering about any specific surf school and want me to write a review, feel free to comment. Thanks!