Erin

Dec 9, 2019

Will was great! He was patient with teaching us skills, much need breathing breaks and willing to help us fight the waves as long as we wanted! The experience was great and can't wait to visit California and surf again!

Allison

Oct 21, 2019

I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical meeting the surf instructor at a van parked at a certain location, but was not only pleasantly surprised when I met the staff but also very satisfied with the lesson for my boys. I had a private lesson for my 17 and 14 year old boys and they had a great time. The instructor, Louis, was in the water with them providing instruction the whole time. I would highly recommend Learn to Surf -- great group of guys.

Eric

Oct 20, 2019

Really enjoyed the surf lesson even though I took a bit of a knock on my foot. After the lesson was over, I gave the instructor a $30 tips which he scoffed at and proceeded to tell me a typical tip is $60. He went in to say he’s received $100 tips. I thought a 20% tip was generous as I’m under the impression gratuity is something that is optional. Ended up feeling bad and went to an ATM for an additional $20 to add to my $30 tip. This kind of behavior makes me want to seek other surf schools in the future when I am in Newport Beach.

Michael

Oct 4, 2019

David was chill and helpful. Gave me the pointers I needed to go out on my own. Liked the pre surf warm up.

Jason

Aug 27, 2019

The lesson started great, the beach portion and stretching was really beneficial. I enjoyed my time and instructor. However, after the lesson it occurred to me that I stayed in the small waves the entire time. Maybe it was my skill, the swell/current or something else, but a conversation to talk about moving further out or why I couldn't would have been appropriate.

Rob

Aug 26, 2019

Dave the instructor was very personable made my kids feel that they were up for the experience,totally had them comfortable for the challenge. We also had transportation issues,a convention snarling traffic, both Jake at the office and Dave were understanding for our late arrival. Super righteous team

Dina

Aug 23, 2019

I signed my 2 kids up for a semi-private lesson. I was told any of the instructors can easily teach up to four people at a time regardless of their age or swim level. Well it was only two of them and I don’t feel it was easily manageable for the instructor at all. He was very nice and kind however it was a waste of two hours and couple hundred dollars. Neither one of them received much instruction. The lesson pretty much consisted of each kid taking turns going out into the water for a ride on the board. Aside from this I would suggest marking your van with at least the name of your company. As a tourist, walking up to an on marked van with just a little bit of green spray paint was a bit unsettling. We were supposed to be there at 11:15 AM and got there at 11 AM. Nobody showed up at the van until 11:30 AM

Charles

Aug 16, 2019

It was such an amazing experience. I’ve surfed on flowriders before, but never on the ocean. Chad was a great instructor. He gave me the best instructions and I caught almost every wave I tried. I’ll definitely be sure to recommend this place to everyone!

William

Aug 12, 2019

My instructor was a great teacher. Great breakdown to get me going, side by side in the water to make everything successful.

Kirsten

Aug 6, 2019

The first hour of my lesson was great. I felt like I got the hang of it. The second hour I practiced what I had learned. I felt like I could’ve gone on to the next step during that second hour.