Surf HNL: Small-Group or Private Surfing Lesson (Ko'olina)

This was such a fun and memorable experience. We took our 8 year old for her first surf lesson! The instructors were friendly, professional and really great with kids. They had a wet suit and life jacket for her. The instruction was spot on. They got into the water pretty quickly! She was up and surfing (with help from Cody) on the first run. She said her favorite part was the couple of times they "wiped out." I highly recommend this.

We had a very wet week in Hawaii, with most planned activities cancelled due to rain and storms. Didn’t matter to my kids, however, because the thing they wanted to do most was try surfing and their lessons with Surf HNL were a success! Both kids had a blast, and were up riding the waves quickly. The booking was straightforward, the communication in advance clear, and the lessons great. Finding the location would have been challenging without the advance communications, but was easy enough day-of.

This was perfect as we didnt have to go all the way to Waikiki to get surfing lessons. We did private lesson for child. Our instructor was awesome. He was able to get our child standing on the board numerous times! We were at Eisenhower Beach. It looked at little questionable when you park by the gates but when you walk to the beach, its great. Cost isn't bad as well for a private lesson. They do offer photos and videos. We ended up buying the photos ($60) bc they were pretty good than what we took from shore on the phone.

Great time Kapolei was the perfect location for waves and not much around. We’d definitely do it again. Everyone was friendly and very helpful.

My hubby wanted to try surfing. We used Surf HNL. The staff was very friendly, even had chairs set up for the non surfing family member watching.

Great experience for my daughter . It was a graduation gift for her. She had a blast . Everyone there was great!! Wish pictures were less expensive , prople eoukd buy more! Overall great and professional team !!

This was great! The service was amazing! I would tell everyone about them! The owner was super sweet and helpful.

They're a well organized team. I arrived at the beach on time, they asked me what my goal for the lesson was, I signed the waiver, put on my gear and I was working with Namaka in no time. We had a quick session to form correct habits on the board and then we were in the water. I was successful in getting up and surfing a few times. Namaka was good at pointing out the things I was forgetting and made sure that we were in the right place to catch the good waves. This was my first time riding on green-water waves but they weren't intimidating. When I got back, there were pictures and they wanted to know if I had accomplished my goal. I had set the bar low by stating I wanted to have fun, so I had no trouble saying yes.

We had a great time, my rashguard (they lent me) got torn to shreds and they were super easy going about it which was nice, our girls’ instructors had them surfing within 10 minutes, I will do better next time, my instructor was very patient and tried very hard for me. A great workout and I want to return and try again!

We had three surfers, each with a private lesson (so individual instructor per person). The private lesson and surfing was awesome! They were very good about explaining what to do and how to do it and everyone was able to surf during the hour. Our instructors did a great job getting us where we needed to be and encouraging us throughout the process. It was exhausting (make sure you're in shape!), but so worth it and definitely a bucket list item!