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Hawaii Surfing Academy

157 Reviews

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Open Now: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Kalakaua Ave, Lifeguard Tower 2E, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815

Open today: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Teaching surfing, standup paddling for beginners and intermediates! All ages welcome . Some students may need private attention due to physical ability,s ! Also i teach surfing in Waikiki,Oahu at the uncrowded beginner surfing spot and the North...more

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Suggested duration: 1-2 hours

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Kalakaua Ave, Lifeguard Tower 2E, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815

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Arioso65

Granby, Canada

Reviewed 4 days ago

Awesome first time surfing experience!

You can’t go wrong with Jimmy. I took a private 2 hour lesson and managed to catch several waves. It was totally worth it. Good lessons, best price and free pictures and videos included. I had a blast!!!

Date of experience: March 2019

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ssimonov

Charlotte, North Carolina

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Great Experience

We had a lot of fun surfing with Jimmy. He is attentive, courteous and adjust quickly to your level and needs. We’ll be back soon.

Date of experience: March 2019

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326chrissys

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Reviewed February 13, 2019

Great Surfing lesson-highly recommend when you are in Oahu

My friend and I signed up for a semi-private lesson with Jimmy on our recent trip to Oahu. Neither of us had ever surfed before and both were hesitant about our swimming abilities and slight fear of the ocean LOL! Since we were staying on...More

Date of experience: February 2019

Thank 326chrissys

Sorry for the late response and we want you to know that we are grateful you have enjoyed your surfing experience ! Aloha & Mahalo

Julie J

Reviewed February 9, 2019 via mobile

Amazing surfing lessons by jimmy

Jimmy was amazing! Patient and so supportive and encouraging. You can tell he loves what he does and wants you to succeed. You will stand up because of how jimmy teaches. It was such a fun experience and would recommend jimmy and his wife to...More

Date of experience: February 2019

Thank Julie J

Aloha and Mahalo for the review and you are right i love my Job! Its people like you that make us happy! And we are glad to meet you!

BusTravellerHawaii

Reviewed February 8, 2019

Wonderful first time surfing experience!

Jimmy and Nani are true professionals! Great lesson, all-inclusive gear and equipment, flexible, cheerful, fun, memorable pics and videos, and nice conversation!! I truly enjoyed my 2 hours and can now confidently practice surfing on my own. Will be back again for advanced lessons with...More

Date of experience: February 2019

Thank BusTravellerHawaii

We sure hope to see you again and truly share your joy and enthusiasm and as we say in Hawaiian a hui hou! Aloha

wilanddor

Reviewed February 7, 2019 via mobile

Amazing first time surfing experience!

We had four young children and one adult in our group learning to surf for the first time and we all did it! Jimmy was such a patient and friendly instructor. Nani was lovely and the best photographer, ever! Our lesson was at 7:30am and...More

Date of experience: January 2019

Thank wilanddor

God Bless you too and thankyou for your Blessing and 5 star review! Aloha

AlexS13307

5217

Reviewed January 2, 2019 via mobile

The surfing shaman

Well that was awesome. Jimmy really knew how to make the kids (13 and 19) get the most of it. They can now say they’ve surfed Waikiki! Nani took the most incredible photos and videos and airdropped them to us!! An awesome adventure and memories...More

Date of experience: January 2019

Thank AlexS13307

How awesome you are thankyou for sharing with the world your experiance that we enjoyed as well thankyou,thankyou,thankyou we love you folks and hope to see you again Aloha! from jimmy and nani

K7830MTnickm

Evanston, Illinois

Reviewed January 2, 2019 via mobile

Amazing experience

My wife and I had an absolute blast. She was a bit apprehensive at first, but Jimmy really made things easy and got us both up surfing in only a couple tries. Cannot recommend this enough!

Date of experience: January 2019

Thank K7830MTnickm

Thankyou for the awesome experience with you we are glad you enjoyed your surfing lesson and hope to see you again and lets go surfing! Aloha

viickywin

Reviewed December 26, 2018

Amazing Lesson with a Great Instructor!

I'll start off by admitting that as someone who does not like the ocean (or being in the water in general), my friends totally peer pressured me into taking surf lessons with them. It ended up being one of the most memorable experiences of my...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank viickywin

Oooooh Vicky you come back to us here in Hawaii and your getting a discount surfing lesson thats for sure! Please except our humble thankyou and Big Mahalo from Hawaii Surfing Academy! You have given us a super review and i am so grateful words...More

MaLori13

Vancouver, Canada

Reviewed December 19, 2018 via mobile

School trip

Jimmy, his wife and our driver catered to our group All day. Deffinitly exceeded our expectations. Not only was it fun, but educational as well. And we got to see pretty much the entire island. Jimmy is also very flexible and will modify the trip...More

Date of experience: December 2018

Thank MaLori13

Mahalo Teacher Malori, it was a great pleasure to share Hawaii and surfing with the team of basketball players and tour around the island and we hope to see you again one day ! From Jimmy & Nani of Hawaii Surfing Academy Aloha & Mahalo

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ROBYSRI

How much for a family of 5, kids ages 13, 16, 19?

June 9, 2018|

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Aloha and thankyou for asking my rates ! North Shore Surfing Lesson is 55.00 per student and South Shore Waikiki Surfing Lessons are 40.00 per Student !