



Locals Surf School
Arverne
Trade subway tiles for salt spray with enthusiastic lifelong locals who've been teaching NYC to surf since 2012. Rockaway's gentle 2-3 foot waves are perfect for first-timers, and you'll be grinning ear to ear even if you wipe out.
Learn to surf NYC
Year-round lessons
Patient expert instructors
First-timer friendly
Tips
đ"the instructors make it so easy and approachable for you that you get that amazing feeling of riding a wave, even on the first time" (New York Post)
đ"I had no idea that I could just jump on a bus, ferry or subway and within 45 minutes to an hour, be in a completely different environment"
âhit their cafĂ© next door for post-surf coffee
Locals Surf School
ArverneOpen




Trade subway tiles for salt spray with enthusiastic lifelong locals who've been teaching NYC to surf since 2012. Rockaway's gentle 2-3 foot waves are perfect for first-timers, and you'll be grinning ear to ear even if you wipe out.
Learn to surf NYC
Year-round lessons
Patient expert instructors
First-timer friendly
Tips
đ"the instructors make it so easy and approachable for you that you get that amazing feeling of riding a wave, even on the first time" (New York Post)
đ"I had no idea that I could just jump on a bus, ferry or subway and within 45 minutes to an hour, be in a completely different environment"
âhit their cafĂ© next door for post-surf coffee