Private One-On-One Individual Surfing Lesson

Had a fantastic private lesson with Matt little over a week ago. I had last surfed 45+ years ago so needless to say I was a bit rusty, but Matt was quick to get me back to riding waves again. Best of all, he delivers his surfing wisdom with a big dose of patience and good humor! I also bought the videos and pictures so I can relive that unforgettable hour.

My 12 year old took a private lesson with Matthew on Christmas Day. It was a fantastic experience! Matthew was very knowledgable, funny, and put my child at ease. He had her laughing while working on riding a wave and had her up on the board very quickly. He even entertained her from time to time by doing handstands on his board! She had a fantastic hour, learned to balance and ride the waves, and would absolutely be taking another lesson if we had not returned home. If you have a child looking to take a lesson, I highly recommend Matthew at WBS. In addition, Miwa, worked tirelessly for over a day to try and find another instructor for us for another lesson. Due to it being Christmas Day, we struck out. But, she went above and beyond in her efforts to find one for us. Thanks WBS! P.S. We also bought the pictures & videos of our kid!

Excellent lesson. My 8 year old daughter learned to surf in one hour and she loved her teacher. They also offer photos and videos (for a cost)- which are worth every penny because your kid surfing is the coolest thing! It’s very very very hard to find the location- so call for directions!

My fiance and I signed up for private lessons with Mike and he was extremely helpful! He was very patient and by the end we had a somewhat decent success rate for our first time!

Brought our kids here to enjoy surfing lessons in the past, so when we asked them what they wanted to do on their last day of Winter Break from school, they asked to come back! We enjoyed a great day of surf and sunshine with our favorite surf instructor, Don. He was so patient, and our 8 year old daughter was up and surfing in no time! We loved it and will be sure to return. Thank you for the excellent experience Don and all of the friendly staff!

We had 3 eager young boys, 7, 9, and 10 from the Pacific Northwest visiting for a few weeks. Born and raised in Hawaii, I taught my sons to surf when they were at a similar age over 20 years ago. I have been familiar with Waikiki beach services for many years and did not hesitate to ask them to give my boys surf lessons. Each boy had his own surf instructor who had all three standing up and catching waves within a few minutes of being in the lineup. Of course, the dry land orientation and expert tips on surfing before going into the water contributed to their success on the waves. I cannot overstate how “stoked” the boys were and they all agreed that this was the highlight of their trip to Hawaii. They have done all kinds of things since they’ve been here, so that is very high praise. I would definitely recommend Waikiki beach services to visitors, friends, and family. The staff is friendly, courteous, and professional. Mahalo.

I was hesitant to take a surf lesson at 42 as I have never even attempted to surf, skateboard, snowboard, etc....but I am so glad I did. Matt was the best instructor: patient, encouraging, positive, and knowledgable. Thanks to his excellent teaching, and some well timed pushes, I caught more than one wave! He made me feel like I was ripping the Banzai Pipeline:) I would highly recommend this company and instructor.
Couldn't have had a better experience! Thanks, Jennifer

I took a private surf lesson with Vince and he was the man! I had taken a lesson or two before and watched videos about popping up and practiced trying to get ahead of the game a little bit. Vince told me to do some things that went against the grain from things I had previously heard (going to your knees first, grabbing the rails, etc.). I listened to Vince and I was standing up in no time.

By applying what Vince taught me I was able to go back out a few more days and catch waves on my own, even moving down to a smaller board on my last day. I would also recommend getting the photo package. I got some great videos and pictures to remember my first waves!

I have never been surfing before and this was pretty well outside my comfort zone. The people here were amazing at teaching and guiding me into it, I had so much fun and didn't want to stop! Definitely recommend. They even have photo services which I love.

I've had several great lessons with Izah over the past year and he is a wonderful and professional instructor! I have definitely improved and learned so much during the lessons. He even offers some very useful tips that I can use if / when I get the chance to surf in other places...like back home in NJ! Plus, surfing in beautiful Waikiki Beach is a blast! Overall, I'm very happy with Waikiki Beach services...I've met a few of the other instructors and they are all friendly and incredibly experienced as well!

I had booked a paddle boarding lesson however due to the waves it was recommended, when i checked in, that i change it. I had no real interest in doing surfing but I did it anyways. It was then a 15 minute wait as they didnt have enough surf boards out, so they had get some. Mike, my instructor, was great. He was easy to understand, let me take my time and was all around great. There was another instructor I encountered 3 times, once he told me I was doing great, once he help push me along as my arms were getting weaker, but the other time he told me to give him a warning if I almost crash into him.. which I almost did at one point but he saw and got out of the way, he was fairly rude about it. I asked Mike about it and Mike said no that is not the case, as I was told in the start of my lesson, and what I did, was nothing, focus on what I was doing so it didn't cause a bigger problem. This made me confused, the instructions should be teaching the same thing. I tried to avoid being around the other instructor after that. I was also told after my lesson that someone had been taking photos, which was exciting I wanted to show my family, however once I went to check with the girl she said she didn't know I was part of a lesson (being around Mike the whole time and the yellow rash guard weren't enough I guess) so make sure you let her know before or something. So I have no picture proof but I did it, and am glad I did. I won't surf again but over all it was great.