Surfing Lessons

Group or Private Surf Lessons in Maui

Several companies offer surfing lessons for absolute beginners, and for experienced surfers, in Maui.  They can teach both children and adults.  As long as you already know how to swim, and are strong enough to paddle your surfboard and stand up on it on dry land, they can get you in the water and usually teach you beginning surfing in one lesson.

Most Maui surf lessons are taught in shallow water, adjacent to Lahaina Harbor or in Kihei.  There are several companies offering the lessons.  I have not taken a surfing lesson myself, but I have watched friends and relatives take lessons, and they were very pleased.

Below are two lists of surfing (and standup paddleboard) lessons, one list for the south side of Maui (Kihei Wailea area), and one list for the west side (Lahaina Kaanapali area).  Click on the links for each one to compare their lessons, whether private or groups, and prices.

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Places to get surfing lessons on each side of Maui

South side (Kihei Wailea area):

  Surf Shack in Kihei – 2 hour class for beginners only, one of the least expensive surfing lessons
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  Maui Beach Boys in Kihei – 2 hour class can be group or private, which determines the price (discounted at this link)
Click for Maui Beach Boys details, prices, or reservations

  Makena Beach Activities south of Wailea – Standup paddleboard lesson (not a surfing lesson)
Click for Makena Beach Activities details, prices, or reservations

  Maui Wave Riders in both Kihei and Lahaina – Surfing lessons or Standup Paddleboard lessons
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West side (Lahaina Kaanapali area):

  Maui Wave Riders in both Lahaina and Kihei – Surfing lessons or Standup Paddleboard lessons
Click for Maui Wave Riders details, prices, or reservations

Royal Hawaiian Surf Academy in Lahaina – Price depends on whether you want a group lesson or semi-private lesson
Click for Royal Hawaiian surfing group lesson details, prices, or reservations
Click for Royal Hawaiian surfing semi-private lesson for two, details, prices, or reservations
Click for Royal Hawaiian standup paddleboard lesson details, prices, or reservations

Zack Howard Pro Surf in Lahaina – Only private lessons, alone or with your family, no groups with strangers, so more expensive than the others
Click for Zack Howard details, prices, or reservations

The two companies I have personally observed are Maui Wave Riders (Prison Street in Lahaina) and Maui Surf Clinics (505 shopping center in Lahaina).

Surfing Lessons on Maui Photos

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