Open-group lesson
Paddle out with a Waikīkī surf class
Meet other learners on the sand, hear one clear beach talk and take your own turn with an SFC instructor watching.
- Duration
- 60 or 90 min
- Price
- $99 / $135 per person
- Gear
- Board + lesson gear
- Class size
- Up to 8 guests
- Lifeguard-certified instructors
- Up to four students per instructor
- Board, leash, rash guard and reef shoes included
Live lesson dates
Check the FareHarbor calendar
Choose a duration to see current dates. Select your open-group, private or closed-group rate inside FareHarbor.
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From the SFC shoreline
Meet your classmates on the Waikīkī sand
An open group is social by design. You may arrive alone or with a friend, then meet the rest of the class while boards and rash guards are handed out.
Your open-group lesson starts near Ala Wai Boat Harbor, where Scott “Uncle Savage” Minkler and the SFC crew match names to boards and check the latest confirmation before walking to the sand.
Water, people and place
Hear Scott’s beach talk before the first push
Scott “Uncle Savage” Minkler and the SFC instructors keep the first talk plain: where to lie, how to paddle, where hands land and which signal means listen now.
Before your open-group lesson reaches the water, the beach talk turns an unfamiliar board into something you test on dry sand until the pop-up feels natural.
From the SFC shoreline
Take your own wave inside a shared class
Sharing the lesson does not erase individual feedback. When your turn comes, watch the instructor, paddle through the cue and carry one correction into the next wave.
A open-group lesson runs on a real Waikīkī coastline shaped by reef and trade winds, so the instructor reads Ala Moana Bowls, Kaisers or Rock Piles and picks the teaching water for the day.
Water, people and place
Choose more water time when you want it
The longer listing gives the class more scheduled time to settle into the rhythm. The shorter listing keeps the same shared format for a tighter day in Waikīkī.
The price for your open-group lesson sits in the fact strip above, while FareHarbor handles the live time, tax and final total at checkout.
From the SFC shoreline
Keep the harbor meet-up simple
Classmates often leave from different hotels and arrive by different routes. Meet at the named harbor location rather than following another surf school toward the beach.
Your open-group lesson ends with one cue to carry home and usually a few photos on the beach — an honest record of you, your instructor and that Waikīkī morning.
When you are ready