Aloha, Just wanted to share with you a little bit of our philosophy of teaching children to surf. The North Shore Surf Girls know that each child has a unique personality and ability to adapt to an aquatic environment. With that in mind we customize our surf lessons to ensure that your child is safe and feels confident as they become acquainted with surfing and riding waves for the first time.
While the North Shore of Oahu is the official Surfing Capitol of the World no one knows the dates of the professional and amateur surfing contest held annually each year. Not the event directors, competitors, sponsors or the media. For that matter even the government has no idea of what the actual dates are. Why is is? It seems strange considering the huge number of people that could use that information to better plan their lives. The challenge is that in the “real world” people need time to plan. For example if an athlete is going to travel halfway around they need some lead time to get travel visas, etc. Another challenge is in obtaining sponsorship. It’s very challenging to find a “big” sponsor when as the promoter you only have a couple of months lead time because you don’t know the dates of your event. I could go on and on but you get the picture….welcome to Hawaii….
Learning to surf on the North Shore when the surf is big is easy with the North Shore Surf Girls Surf School because we teach you to surf in a protected cove. On the North Shore there are many many different waves to surf on. Fortunately for us and our surf students Puaena Point located on the far East side of Haleiwa Bay is super protected from the larger surf and a super easy wave to learn to surf on.
Teaching children to surf on the North Shore of Oahu is one of our very favorite activities. The North Shore of Oahu is a wonderland for any child or adult who is a child at heart, especially in the surf. The North Shore Surf Girls teach surfing to children as young as 3 old. One of the many benefits of learning to surf as such a young age include instilling in a child a lifelong love of the ocean.
Every wonder what a surfing lessons on Oahu’s North Shore with the North Shore Surf Girls is like? Watch the short video below and find out. It’s all about fun in the sun, sand and surf in Hawaii!
It’s no secret that the North Shore is teaming with green sea turtles… We see them at virtually every surfing lesson that we give. Weighing up to 700lbs and living as long as 80 years, they are gentle beautiful creatures that have graced the oceans for as long as 150 million years. With rare exceptions surfers don’t chase them, feed them or harass them in any way. The result is that surfers and turtles live in harmony in the surf and on the beautiful beaches of the North Shore and around the island of Oahu even including Waikiki.
When giving a surfing lesson, I often joke with my students that I have TADD, or Turtle Attention Deficit Disorder, because when ever I see a turtle I’m compelled to say “hi” as he or she pops it’s head up for a breath of air in the surf. One day we even rescued a little one that had fishing line wrapped all around it’s neck and flippers. Saving that young turtles long life was a beautiful moment for me and my friend, Christi.
It was not always that way back in In 1973, biologist researching the Hawaiian green sea […]
One of our favorite parts of a surfing lesson is when our students see the pictures of themselves surfing for the first time. Below is a short video of some fun surfing lesson photos taken by our surf photographer.
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Learning to surf is as Hawaiian as dancing the Hula….This vintage You Tube video below beautifully captures the magic of some of Hawaii’s treasures singing, dancing and slack key gutarring.
Learning to surf in Hawaii is only enhanced when one takes time to learn more about the island’s culture. Kaula Ili performed by Sonny Chillingworth,Myrna English,Billy Hew Len, and Hula by Harriet Purdy.
Below is a super fun surfing lessons video from some of our surf students. Enjoy!