Surfing is such a unique sport, it isnt something you can master in a day but the challenge is addictive. Many people have it on their bucket list. So here are 10 tips for beginners to ease those worries, aimed at helping you to start the adventure. Don't be nervous surfing is an exhilarating feeling. Just like any other sport though, you need to put in some time and effort to learning and becoming better at it. If you follow these tips, you’ll be on your way to becoming a great surfer. 1. Don’t Learn by Yourself. Surfers manage to make it look easy but it isnt that straight forward so reach o ..read more

Happy New Year everyone! We are ready for the new year to begin and are even more excited to start 2019 with our new surf packages! Start the new year off by joining one of our new packages! We have created 3 different packages so everyone can choose what is the most suitable for them. The one-off surfer package is ideal for people who would like to try surfing for once. The starter pack is great for people who like to give surfing a go and learn some basic techniques during their 3 surf lessons. Last but not least we have the serious surfer, this package includes 5 surf lessons and is excelle ..read more

We have had some amazing surf lessons at Piha Beach during spring! This month we had some wonderful kids learning to surf with our instructor, Parker! We have met some great people that are already making fantastic improvements in their surfing and are smashing their goals. We have been lucky with the weather during Spring and with summer just around the corner, learning to surf now means you can enjoy all the summer waves that are coming! We have a great specials coming in December: We created a fun and supportive environment where women who have started surfing can come and improve techniqu ..read more

School Holiday with Piha Surf Academy! We have had some amazing surf lesson the last couple of weeks and we can't wait till the summer 2018/2019 begins! We are super excited about our fun School Holiday Surf Programme for children aged 7 and up. This will start at the end of December. We have multiple dates available so you will have plenty of options to chose from. Our programme has been created for children wanting to learn to surf, meet new friends and to develop a relationship with water. You are surrounded by water in New Zealand, that is why children within our holiday programme and sur ..read more

How exciting, you will have your first surf lesson! But what can you expect of the surf lesson and what is good to know? I will give you some information that could help you. Be Positive! It is very important to start your first surf lesson positive and openminded when you will learn a new skill. Go with an open mind, you will get the most out of the surf lesson and before you know it, you will even be able to stand on your board! If you are nervous about learning to surf, you might find it more difficult to paddle and surf. And don't forget, making mistakes is an important part of the learni ..read more

Hi, nice to see you here! New Zealand has some amazing surf spots! In this blog, we will give you some information about the black sand beach near Auckland, Piha. Piha beach is only a 50 minutes drive from Auckland CBD. Piha is one of the most famous surfing beaches of New Zealand. You can find Piha on the West Coast of Auckland. In summer there are a lot of lifeguards, who are making sure that everyone is safe in the water. Piha is divided by the Lion Rock, forming North and South Piha. It is possible to surf at both beaches, South Piha is more suitable for beginners and North Piha is great ..read more

Holidays with Piha Surf Academy. We have had a great time over the school holidays and festive period. Although we have had a lot of wind hanging around we had some awesome lessons, meet some great people and had loads of waves. The lessons of the period would have to be our Christmas sessions. Thanks to all of our customers for great year we are looking forward to the year ahead. We have our Grom term programme starting on the week of February the 6th 2017, we also have a couple more chicks on board events and we are also looking forward to watching some of you progressive customers improve ..read more

With spring came some unpredictable weather patterns but we always find the best wave on the day and enjoyed some great sessions. We introduce some lovely new families and groms with our second intake of the grom programme. Lessons of the month would have to be our group sessions. We have been lucky enough to have to have some lovely surfers joining our daily lessons and sharing the stoke. Our lessons are operating everyday and with low ratios all of our customers have the best opportunity to succeed. Here are a couple of girls on their very first session in the water. They both stood up on t ..read more

Piha Surf Academy Lessons. October has been a fantastic month, with the start of term four came a whole lot of grom fun. We have welcomed back our groms and welcomed in some great newbies. Session of the month would have to be our After School Programmes. We have a great group of girls shredding every Saturday. Surfing is always way better with awesome people around you. We still have a couple of spots left for some keen groms to join this great group. Check out some photos below ..read more

Chicks on Board, more and more females are hitting the surf and taking over line ups everywhere. We at Piha Surf Academy want to celebrate! We want to create a fun and supportive environment where women who have started surfing can come and improve technique and others can get out there and have a go. We will have 2 hour sessions available once a month on the second Saturday from December through to March. Floating around on a board out the back or a party wave sharing the stoke always makes surfing that much more fun. We will be offering free cold drinks for our thirsty surfers and $10 for c ..read more