Learn to surf on Oahu’s iconic Waikiki Beach with a 2-hour group lesson led by certified, professional instructors. Join fellow beginners and discover the secrets to riding waves, starting with a safety briefing and on-sand training before heading into the water. With a small student-to-instructor ratio of 1:3 or 1:4, participants get personalized attention and are more likely to stand up on their first wave, making this an ideal introduction to surfing in Hawaii. Participants of this lesson must be able to swim without life jacket.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Waikiki: Open Group Surfing Lesson lasts about 2 hours.
Prices start at $112 per person for this Oahu experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, and 2:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Please check in at the surf shop 20 - 30 minutes prior to activity which is located at Queen Kapiolani Hotel Lobby Surf Shop. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in JA, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 40 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 619 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Hans Hedemann Surf Inc.
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We've been to Hans Hedemann Surf School twice - once recently and once 2 years ago. That says a lot right there. We had such a good experience the first time that we were willing to pay for it a second time. The safety prep is done well and the instructors really stick with you out in the water. It's been a great experience overall.
Everyone was nice and explained everything we needed to know. Instructors were great and very knowledgeable.
This was honestly a great experience. Celebrated our anniversary first time surfing and had so much fun. I would definetly recommend this and is also kid appropriate. They also offered footage and video at an extra cost that was worth it.
This was an awesome excursion, so much fun!! The instructors were great, very patient. Highly recommend!!
I decided to take a last minute surfing class and absolutely loved it. The staff was very friendly, the instructor Seth was amazing. I would definitely recommend taking lessons here.
Beautiful experience I loved it thank you so much!!!!!
Had my first surfing lesson ever and had tons of fun will definitely come back in the future.
NIKO ROCKS!!!! I had the best time and went from having no experience to getting up on the board a bunch of times. It was really such a great lesson, I went back for another one two days later. So much fun, Thanks, I'll see ya next year! Photo package was totally worth it too.
We loved this experience so much! We had a group of 8 with 6 teens/young adults and everyone loved it. The instructors Nico and Gavin learned our names, encouraged us and we learned so much from them! They worked hard the entire time pushing us to catch as many waves as possible. Highly recommend!
Seth is an amazing instructor! Super knowledgeable and just a cool dude… I 180’d into riding switch and switch 180’d back into regular my 1st time ever surfing!!!🏄♂️
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