Surf Lessons on the North Shore of Oahu
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Surf Lessons on the North Shore of Oahu
By Sunset Suzy's Surf School
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Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 4-90, max of 30 per group
Duration: 2h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Local guide
- Surf Board, rash guard and leash rental
- free turtle tour
What's not included- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Start:
- O‘ahu, Hawaii, USAWe surf on the beautiful secluded north east side of the island. If your coming from the west side or the Waikiki side plz take the H-3 freeway around the island down to the east side and to this address. 53-360 Kamehameha Hwy Haaula Hi 96717. From the north shore, Drive a little further east.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 14778P4- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
- Supplier requires reconfirmation by phone 24 hours prior to tour date
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 14778P4
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- 505emilees0 contributionswonderfulWe booked a group lesson of 6 people. Our instructors were Suzy and Skylar and they were such amazing people. They were so kind and super helpful able to get us all up and surfing. They took wonderful photos of us and they showed us a fresh water rover to rinse off. They have everything you need just bring yourself and suits. Highly recommend them as surfing instructors. :)Written September 14, 2023
- 871natep0 contributionsNice personal lessonDid a personal session with one of the instructors. Great private time refreshing my surf skills. Everything was great.Written December 19, 2019
- Alvfamvacay0 contributionsNorth Shore Turtle Snorkel TourWhat a wonderful day! Our guide Caleb was great and took us to two spots where we spotted and swam with green sea turtles! He was knowledgeable about the island and local history and our family made some wonderful memories! Booking was easy and communication was great, we appreciated the confirmation and info sent out the evening before. Would definitely book with them again!Written August 12, 2019
- dnielsen50 contributionsMike made our trip!The best part of our trip was meeting our surf instructor Mike. He was a lot of fun to learn how to surf with. He had the right tips to get us both up and surfing. Despite the crappy weather we had a blast and even saw sea turtles surfing with us. Mike really worked hard, helping me paddle out and get in the right spot, making sure I was doing all the right things to get up. This made our trip that much more fun! Thanks again Mike!!!Written July 30, 2019
- AdventureReadyMN0 contributionsNorth Shore Surf LessonsVery good time. Johnny was great as an instructor. Two hours is enough time, but not too much time to learn and enjoy. Highly recommend for beginners.Written July 22, 2019
- Sara P0 contributionsKids loved itWe booked surfing lessons with Sunset Suzy. Our kids 8 and 6 had so much fun! Thank you, we'll definitely remember this.Written July 18, 2019
- NicholasLowther0 contributionsHad a blastSuzy was feeling under the weather so we didn’t get her as an instructor which I understand! Instead we got jimmy who was very nice always talking and creating conversation, was a great teacher and he got us standing up on our boards and riding waves! All in all had an amazing time and found out after the lesson that a guy documented the whole thing so we could have some memories to cherish forever! Would definitely get another lesson from them!Written March 17, 2019
- Jose G0 contributionsHighly recommend itSuzi did her best to coordinate the date, and the lesson experience was awesome! I highly recommend it!Written March 6, 2019
- Travelmonkey123456780 contributionsAwesome!!Our 10 year old son went out today for a private lesson with Chad. Suzy texted us the night before to confirm, Chad called us morning of, to introduce himself and give directions. Both Suzy and Chad are very nice, professional people. My son loved the lesson (first time surfing!), Chad obviously loves his job, knows what he is doing and enjoys teaching children. I will refer my friends and family to Sunsetsuzy! Thanks guys!!Written January 23, 2019
- CapoRandi0 contributionsMost memorable moment!We had 4 boys, 17,13,8,6 and booked semi private lessons for them. They all said this was the best part of their trip!! The little ones caught on quick. Instructors Chad and Chance did a great job with them and were a good balance with all the ages. The location was awesome, plenty of viewing areas as parents with either shade or sun. Thanks sunset Suzy!!Written January 21, 2019
- Linda L0 contributionsSurfing lessons on 1-14-19I bought lessons for my granddaughters for a Christmas present! Ages 19, 13 & 10. Also their dad too. They had the very best time!!! Chad, their instructor, was wonderful. That’s all they have talked about since! If I could give 10 stars I wouldWritten January 18, 2019
- SmudgieBugler0 contributionsHang Ten, Dude!We traveled from Australia to take our first surf lessons with Suzy! Location was fantastic. Our ten year old boy was able to learn more advanced waves, while our 7 year old was able to learn in the quieter section. Good viewing location for mum and dad to take pictures from the shore. Instructors were patient and worked hard to paddle the boys to good waves. Truly, the highlight of our trip. So grateful that Suzy and her crew offers this sort of experience! As our 7yr old said, "Hang Ten, Dude"Written December 23, 2018
- Dreamer113576368470 contributionsSurfing reviewWe had a great experience learning to surf with Brittany! My 6 year old son and I were able to easily ride the waves with her guidance!Written November 27, 2018
- TrailBlazer3951400 contributionsWe love ChadMyself and two friends decided last minute to book a surf lesson with you guys and it was amazing! Chad was the best instructor we could have hoped for.. we all stood and rode waves and none of us have ever surfed before. He really had his work cut out for him with three girls from NY and he was just THE BEST. If we had more time we would be taking another lesson for sure. We're telling everyone about you guys and can't wait to hopefully get back here again for more surfing fun in the future. Mahalo!!Written November 26, 2018
- Hailee F0 contributionsBucket listMy husband and I had a private lesson with Chad today. Suzy met us down at the beach and got us sorted while Chad took us for the lesson. we had an amazing time learning to surf, successfully! The time went so quick. We even saw a couple sea turtles out there! recommend these guys 100% and we will come back for another lesson next time we visit. I do suggest buying your own reef shoes and taking them with you so they fit properly. Suzy was wonderful and sourced us a pair to borrow but I have toddler sized feet so they were massive on me. I ended up ditching the reef shoes. I didn't have any issues with walking on the reef personally as I have tough feet but others may not be able to. We booked through a third party app and they were quick at getting in contact with us to ensure we had the right directions etc. They even called us the morning of to let us know what we needed etc. Mahalo! Hailee & Jeremy!Written October 26, 2018
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Bevin H
2 contributions
Mar 2021
Jackie took great care of me and my teenager over the course of our 2 hour lesson. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and quickly transferred enough knowledge to get us up on our boards within 15-20 minutes. We were complete novices, but she made us feel like rock stars, and with each wave, gave us easy to understand and practical advice to make us continue to improve. I would recommend this to any first-time surfing family!
Written April 15, 2021
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Daniel M
Biloxi, MS4 contributions
To quote my 10yo, “This is my favorite part of our vacation so far!” That’s after a full island tour, nature hike, a waterfall swim, and snorkeling. Wow! Way to go Suzy. Both our instructors, David & Zory, were awesome and had my kids 6 & 10 both riding their very first waves all the way to the beach! Best price around and 2 full hours was more than enough time to catch as many waves as we could physically endure. Definitely don’t miss this opportunity while on Oahu.
Written June 10, 2021
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Cyndie L
2 contributions
Jul 2021
Such a positive experience! Everyone taking the lessons was able to get up and surf, including the 8 year old. Instructor was enthusiastic and the turtles came out to greet us. The side benefit to taking lessons through Sunset Suzy is being on the North Shore. Great area.
Written August 4, 2021
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Di W
1 contribution
Jul 2021
I would like to give 10 stars to this surfing school.
It was just Magic.
I and my wife had ZERO experience about surfing and before going there, we were both uncertain if we can manage to do a complete motion within 2 hours.
Luckily, we met coach Lucho. Lucho was a super nice and experienced coach, he only spent five minutes on the beach to teach us how to stand up from the board, and magically, when we moved into water, both me and my wife managed to perform a successful surf within 20 minutes, just by following what he taught us on the beach. In the 2 hours lesson, I have performed about 5 times successful surf end-to-end, and it was realllllllllllllly satisfying.
Also, a big plus is, this place is really quite and waves are calm, very good for beginners.
A big big plus is, it's almost guaranteed you can closely see turtles here!!! We saw 3 or 4 of them.
Thanks, Lucho and Suzy, for making our day.
It was just Magic.
I and my wife had ZERO experience about surfing and before going there, we were both uncertain if we can manage to do a complete motion within 2 hours.
Luckily, we met coach Lucho. Lucho was a super nice and experienced coach, he only spent five minutes on the beach to teach us how to stand up from the board, and magically, when we moved into water, both me and my wife managed to perform a successful surf within 20 minutes, just by following what he taught us on the beach. In the 2 hours lesson, I have performed about 5 times successful surf end-to-end, and it was realllllllllllllly satisfying.
Also, a big plus is, this place is really quite and waves are calm, very good for beginners.
A big big plus is, it's almost guaranteed you can closely see turtles here!!! We saw 3 or 4 of them.
Thanks, Lucho and Suzy, for making our day.
Written July 19, 2021
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Phillip R
San Bernardino, CA8 contributions
Feb 2021 • Family
Wow! Definitely a highlight for our family! I felt like my kids were perfectly safe with the instructors which gave me the freedom to try some waves too. Such a welcoming group that really understood teaching and made us all feel comfortable. My kids played with the dogs in the sand completing this perfect adventure. She had equipment including life jackets, boards of all sizes and rash guards for us. We’ll be contacting her again before we leave!
Written February 25, 2021
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Thankyou for your wonderful review! We really enjoyed surfing with your family!!
suzy
Written February 27, 2021
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Erin T
Monticello, MN2 contributions
Andy did a great job! He was very patient and worked with each one of us beginners to make sure we were all able to get up. We would definitely recommend going through this company if you are looking to do surfing lessons. Several people in our group who didn’t do it said they wished they had after watching us
Written January 17, 2023
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Lindsay P
1 contribution
May 2021
We had an amazing experience with our instructor, Lucho! He was so patient and there with us every step of the way for our first time surfing. Lucho and David were so thoughtful, they made sure to take us to a beach that had the best waves for beginners, even if that meant changing locations. He was so great at helping us feel comfortable, have fun, and experience catching the wave, standing up, and balancing to ride the wave, and continue improving. Would definitely recommend to anyone learning to surf. We will come here again next time we are in the North Shore!
Written May 27, 2021
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Traveler689646
4 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
This experience was awesome. Five individuals ranging in age from 11-27 years old took a group surfing lesson, while their four parents watched, cheered, and took photos. Although the title states "surf lessons on the north shore of Oahu," the instructor actually met us on the east shore at a local beach that had just the right wind and waves for a perfect beginner experience. The surfers were provided with rash guards and water shoes, and the parents were able to borrow water shoes as well (for wading while taking pictures). The instructor, Andy, was knowledgeable and able to convey all information in a positive, supportive, and fun manner. Our whole group had so much fun- I highly recommend Andy and Sunset Suzy's Surf School!
Written September 4, 2024
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N B
Dearborn, MI8 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
Loved my first ever surfing experience last week with Andy from Suzy's! It was just me and my 7 year old nephew out there learning (and I'm almost 40!) I felt like we were both very safe with Andy. He was also fun and engaging. I got up on the board several times and so did my nephew. Andy had him giggling like wild when he was helping him get back out to the spot where he would push him off, blasting off over the waves. The location was incredibly beautiful, with very few people around all up and down the beach. We only had the surf lesson planned for the day and we ended up having lunch a the Shrimp Shack across the street (delicious!) and bought snacks from the little store next door and spent the entire day on the beach. If you want an amazing experience learning to surf, this is a great place to book a lesson! For kiddos and grown kiddos 😁
Written April 2, 2024
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Brandy C
2 contributions
Mar 2023 • Family
We had a blast learning surfing from Andy and Kaiser! Ages of our group ranged from 10-48 and they were able to get us all up on our boards. The North Shore is absolutely beautiful. Highly recommend getting out of Waikiki and heading that way for your lessons. Great experience with Sunset Suzy!
Written April 4, 2023
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