How long did it take you to start surfing waves before they broke?

Question

Just curious

Answer 1

I was riding waves after my first lesson.  Without an instructor it took me more time to get my timing right and actually catch any waves, maybe a week or two just paddling and missing a lot of waves, but catching one or two.  Then I finally got my timing and could usually catch waves I wanted after a month or so.

I never really surfed the white foam though, unless there's nothing else to surf.