Does anyone know good and affortable surfing school in long island?

Question

and how long does it take to learn surfing in general?

is one summer enough?

Answer 1

Where on long island? I'm from Montauk and Northport, so I know pretty much the whole length. Like the dude above said, go to a surf shop and theyve probably got people who give lessons. I give lessons too, in Montauk. Let me know where you are and I can recommend a good shop or instructor.

I really wanna say you never stop learning, cause surfing is ever-evolving. So learn to what extent? Pop up and going down the line shouldnt be a problem, h**l, you could get that in your first few lessons. youre surf instructor will help you progress.

Answer 2

I'll give you the same advice I have given others. Go to a surf shop. Go to a real surf shop (not a bathing suit store that sells some surfboards) talk to the folks there about lessons. There are great instructors who give individual or group lessons. there are ;surf camps' and a lots of good quality instruction out there. But go to a surf shop, talk to the real surfers who work there. They can hook you up with lessons, board rentals and more.

Learning to surf is more than just standing up on a surfboard. If you are going to surf, you should be a competent ocean swimmer. Not just good in a pool, but able to swim in the surf, and when the undertow and rips are strong. I have seen lots of good pool swimmers get rescued.

If you are fairly athletic with okay balance, you will learn how to stand up fairly easily. Much more important, is for you to learn surf etiquette. A good instructor will make sure you understand the "rules" so that everybody else in the water doesn't want to kill you before you get good at surfing.

When I started 42 years ago I didn't have the benefits of any lessons. But I did surf every day that summer, and while I guess I wasn't pro material, I was a very competent surfer by the end of the season.