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Maui Surfing Lesson Videos

These Maui surfing lesson videos let you learn how to surf right now while you're sitting at your computer.

The videos are part of a larger collection, but these are the ones I found most helpful. View Maui surfing lessons videos on
• How to stand on a surfboard
• How to control your surfboard
• How to catch a wave
• How to ride a wave
• Surfing etiquette

Each video is three minutes long.


Maui Surfing Lesson Videos

How to Stand on a Surfboard

This lesson focuses on how to stand on a surfboard, as well as proper stance. This includes
• how to stand up on a surfboard
• how to position your feet on the surfboard
• where to stand on the surfboard
• determine whether you are a regular footer or goofy footer




Maui Surfing Lesson Videos

How to Control Your Surfboard

The video below teaches you how to control your surfboard in the water. This includes how to:
• get on and off your surfboard
• lie on your surfboard
• sit on your surfboard
• turn your surfboard

Click on the PLAY button in the image to view this video.




Maui Surfing Lesson Videos

How to Catch a Wave

Remember how the girls had to catch a wave before they could ride a wave in our Learned to Surf in Two Hours video?

The next video teaches you how to select the right wave and how to catch waves. It also includes common beginning surfer mistakes:
• catching a wave that doesn't have enough power to push you along
• standing up to late or too early
• turning around too late to catch a wave

Click on the PLAY button in the image below to view this video.




Maui Surfing Lesson Videos

How to Ride a Wave

Now that you can catch a wave, you need to learn how to ride the wave:
• how to take off
• how to trim
• how to angle
• how to turn

Click on the PLAY button in the image below to view this video.




Maui Surfing Lesson Videos

Surfing Etiquette

Maybe we should have viewed the video below on surfing etiquette before our surfing lessons - there are rules more courteous than don't give up waves to boys, such as
• how to act and respect other surfers in the ocean
• how not to drop in by determining who has right of way on the wave

Click on the PLAY button in the image below to view this video.





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