Sunset Suratt Surf School

I had a private lesson with Skyler today. We paddled out at Chun’s and I had a blast. I am not new to surfing nor am I experienced enough to surf the North Shore alone. I learned a lot and probably surfed my longest rights ever. These guys provide an excellent opertunity for surfers like myself that want to take their skills to the next level.

My husband is feeling old this year as he prepares to retire from a beloved career. Skylar was an awesome instructor who helped my husband get up on the first wave, as well as most everyone after that. Another instructor helped him paddle out each time. My husband not only felt younger and successful, he became an instant rock star with our grandkids. A photographer that works with this surf school paddled out and got some fantastic photos of my husband. Very worth the money for both the lessons and the pictures.

Our good luck crossed paths with this multi generational family run surf school. On the busiest weekend of the year, the whole crew had worked more than 8 hours and were packing up to go home to their families when my daughter walked up and asked about taking a lesson. They were tired, from a long day in the surf and Bryan’s son stepped up and offered to take her out.
They stayed out for 2 hours… surfing, laughing and sharing the time in the ocean… it was dark when they got out of the water and my daughter had the time of her life.
We have participated in other surf schools but never with the joy and results we received here. We are honored to have met Uncle Bryan’s family… and Serena felt privileged to get to surf with them. The Hawaiian pride, stewardship of the island, professional quality, genuine love of surfing and care for the customer was evident and we will be back every time we visit.
It is good to be lucky and we were. You should do the same.

We met Uncle Bryan after finding a few of his boards in the road. We called him up and told him about his boards we found. He told us he would have us flying in no time. Two days later, we were in his surfing class and sure enough, we were flying! His staff is very attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. Uncle Bryan is one of those guys that you meet and makes you feel like family. I highly recommend Uncle Bryan’s Surfing school!

Great experience with a first surf lesson! The instructors were nice and very helpful; they were reassuring at our first times surfing. They made sure we had the basics down and that we all got turns surfing. If I had more time in Oahu I’d definitely return for more lessons from them.

Uncle Bryan and Cru really helped make our trip! Thanks again to Bryan who picked us up about 20 minutes out of the way because our car broke down. Cru, our surf instructor, was really great. I highly recommend him. I would go out of my way to come to this surf school. Great business and genuine people.

Uncle Bryan’s came highly recommended by Uncle Ian at Lei Lei’s. We found him on the beach at Haleiwa. Great guy with fun Nat Geo type stories. Rented us a couple of SUPs and gave us some tips. We headed up the canal and back. Saw lots of turtles out in the bay. Great group of guys. You can’t go wrong with Uncle Bryan!

We had an awesome time this morning with Alex!
We booked our surf lesson for Saturday, the 24^th. My boyfriend had hurt his side the day before paddle boarding, so we had to reschedule. I was a little nervous about doing it because usually people are pretty rigid/​not too nice about rescheduling things like this. When I called, they were so nice and totally cool about us having to reschedule and I immediately felt relieved! We actually had to reschedule again a second time and they accommodated us! I was so impressed.
We’re first-​time surfers, so I was a little nervous about going out in the waves as they were a little crazy today with a swell that came in. Alex was super calm and assuring as we headed out. My boyfriend was able to get up and ride a wave in the very first time despite being so hurt! He loved it so much! We were both able to ride a lot of waves and Alex was great towing/​helping us out each time and making sure we got to ride the perfect wave. He was super patient with us, with little corrections/​adjustments to help us and make sure that our form was correct. With those little changes, we were able to get the hang of it quickly and felt totally at ease paddling out, starting the wave and popping up to stand.
Very, very cool. I HIGHLY recommend taking a lesson here. They also took some pretty awesome photos of us that we purchased. I can’t wait to get them!
Thanks Alex and Sunset Suratt Surf School for a totally awesome morning we will never forget!

Over the top great experience for our boys who are both first time surfers. They were up on their boards on the water within 15 minutes. We were so impressed. We watched as Gabrielle patiently set the boys up to catch a wave. The lessons were $ 80 for 2 hours of lesson and surf.
Our boys had a blast and now they are hooked on surfing. Next time we come back to Hawaii, we are all going to take up surfing for sure! Mahalo Gabrielle, you’re the greatest!

Fantastic. Gabriel has been surfing for 35 years and teaching for 25. Our boys were up on their boards riding waves within minutes. Highly personable, great instruction. Boys had a blast. Highly, highly recommend.

Jim and Crew were super friendly and informative! I took a 2 hour SUP lesson with Crew and had fun! Would totally recommend to anyone looking for a laid back yet knowledgable group of folks to learn from.

The best $ 80 bucks I’ve ever spent! I just finished my second surf lesson here and I’m beyond stoked. They give you great instruction while making sure that you catch a ton of waves. A great crew of guys here. I’ll be back again for sure. Top notch!!!

These guys are the real deal. My wife and I brought our 8 year old son to learn to surf. Bobby took our son and had him continuously riding full waves on his second try. He was out there for two hours each morning for three mornings, absolutely loving it.
Alex took the two of us and had us catching every wave immediately. I had never surfed before and was skeptical about how quickly we could do it. Simply amazing.
These guys are great guys, total pros at teaching you the basics, but at the same time very conscious of safety. I honestly couldn’t imagine a better introduction to the sport.
IT is clear that Uncle Bryan runs a first rate show and just hires great people. Could not recommend these guys more.

These guys were amazing! We had a party of 7 and we had 3 instructors and a photographer. Crew, Brandon, and Mike were great! They took a lot of the work out of it so that we wouldn’t get exhausted. They were patient and very helpful. I have taken lessons before and this was by far the most fun I’ve had surfing. They took us to an area that wasn’t very crowded so that we weren’t running over people. At the end we were able to buy pictures. Highly recommend!!!

Second time surfing-​this was an awesome experience. Signed up for a group class, but ended up being one on one with Marcus. Marcus was the shit! My balance was markedly improved from my prior surf, and he helped me paddle out (honestly, he was doing all the heavy lifting), which was helpful beyond words. I had a lot of fun and my form got a lot better. All in all, totally worth the money.

Best surf school on Oahu. Uncle Bryan is the man.
I called him before a trip to Hawaii based on a recommendation from friends who had surfed with his school before. We spoke every morning and he gave me updates on conditions and whether it made sense to get out on the water that day. Bryan let me try a premium SUP board in the harbor for free on a day when conditions were too big/​windy to do a lesson. The next day he took me out personally for a long and fantastic lesson. Everyone there has a great and friendly attitude. And they’re all world class surfers who know what they’re doing.
I’ve taken surf lessons in other parts of the world, and most instructors are just surfers trying to make a buck on the side. They don’t really care if you learn much. That’s not the case at Sunset Suratt. They are awesome, positive guys.
Uncle Bryan is a positive ball of energy. Totally recommended!

What a great group of people Uncle Brian has at the Sunset Suratt surf school. My wife and I did a semi private with Mike. This was our first time surfing and he got us both up on our first try. We spent the afternoon actually surfing. When we were too tired to paddle back out he literally toed us back out. We both walked away feeling awesome with huge smiles on our faces.
Thanks Mike and the Uncle Brian crew.

We had an amazing experience with Uncle Bryan’s Surf Academy on the North Shore! His team was extremely professional and made my husband and me feel completely safe in the water. Our instructor Kalani was nothing less than spectacular! He is an experienced local who has a huge knowledge of the surf breaks. He challenged us to stretch our comfort zone while making us extremely comfortable with the ever changing conditions. Our week of lessons with Kalani brought our surfing to a new level. We highly recommend!!!
****The bonus was Uncle Brayan’s referral to Kali who is a local masseuse who will come to you and give great deep tissue massages for a very reasonable rate!!!

Had an awesome one on one session with uncle Brian. Took me to lani’s, which was firing.
Love your work uncle Brian!!!

My boyfriend and I went exploring on the north shore and walked up on Uncle Bryan’s surf lessonsug tent. Spoke to one of the instructors and he told us to come back tomorrow morning bc it was very windy and they were wrapping up the afternoon.
So glad we did. Got private lessons from Connor and Bobby. Two great Surf instructors with tons of knowledge and experience. We were both up on our first wave. And rode many throughout the 2 hour lesson. The guys are awesome! I would recommend this school and these instructors to anyone traveling to Oahu. Thanks again, Jenna and Daniel