Maui Beach Boys

I stayed in Wailea during my trip to Hawaii with the family. My mom and sister both did not want to try surfing, so I made a reservation for 1 with Maui Beach Boys in a group lesson. Even though there were a few other people in the group, Josh made me feel well-​taken care of. I hadn’t surfed for 10 years, so I was basically brand new, and Josh showed me how to catch a wave, how to pop up, and how to ride it out. After a few fails, I got the hang of it, and must have caught at least 20 waves! I feel confident in my surfing ability now after just 1 lesson with Josh and had a lot of fun out there!

We have been coming to Maui every year for the past 8 years and we always surf with Maui Beach Boys. This year, James, was our instructor. He knows his stuff and everyone came out of the water with a huge smiles on their faces. Every year, Maui Beach Boys just keeps on getting better.

Josh was very amiable and easy going. He made our surfing and paddle boarding lessons enjoyable. We highly recommend the Maui Beach Boys. Mahalo!

What a great group of peeps; this is our 3^rd time to use Maui Beach Boys for surfing lessons and they are great! Our kids did awesome due to the awesome instructor Yohann! Thanks for making our vaca memories a hit!
Mahalo ~~~~3 Bells

Surfing lessons were the highlight of my trip to Maui! My SO and I had a private lesson with Kyle. He was great! I stood up on my first wave and my SO stood up on his second and by the end of the lesson we were picking our own waves. If you’re not sure whether to do lessons or not, go for it! We’re sure glad we did

These guys were amazing with our pre teen girls! They made them comfortable and the girls had so much fu. They can’t wait to come back and surf some more. The #mauibeachboys went above and beyond to accommodate us and we really appreciate them. Josh our instructor was the best!

Excellent surfing lesson for a big group. We were in Hawaii to celebrate my father’s 60^th birthday and he wanted to try a little bit of everything so we signed up for surfing. John the owner met us and had a little surprise for my dad, including couple of birthday songs and a gift. It was a really wonderful treat. The lesson itself was amazing — everyone in our group caught some waves and had a great time!

I highly recommend Maui Beach Boys to anyone who wants to learn to surf in Maui. All the instructors /​staff were very friendly and knowledgable.
Josh was my instructor, he got me standing up in no time. This was my first time surfing and had a great time. Next time I’m on the island, I’ll definitely come back!
Big thanks to JB, Josh, James and Doug!
Mahalo!

Our instructor, Josh, was awesome. Very attentive to our different learning curves and never let worth of us feel left behind in the process. Such a fun time, best surf school on the island hands down.

Don’t even try any other surf company in town! This place is by far the number one company. So friendly, accommodating, and Josh was by far the best coach ever! I gave my wife and our 3 daughters surf lessons and he was so good with my girls. Patient, funny, and just a great overall guy. Thanks for giving us great memories!

Second time we did a lesson with MBBs. Second time was as good as first. Friendly staff at the van and our instructor Yohann was helpful and friendly.

Let me be clear about this. I love supporting local businesses. From restaurants to hotels, and extreme sports establishments to bakeries, I think supporting a local business is a form of supporting the local community.
Therefore, I rarely give negative reviews online. Worst-​case scenario, I might add something on the «Suggestions» book. But even that is very rare.
Today this was about to change. On multiple levels. I don’t know if I was ever as mad to someone as I was today. I don’t think I ever gave an earful to any business owner so far. I can’t remember the last time I was shouting out of control.
Dear visitors,
Dear International visitors,
Please read below –this goes mainly to you.
I tried booking a private lesson online. When that didn’t work out, I tried calling. I won’t bore you with the back and forth over the phone with the owner, but we managed to book the private surfing lesson at 10:00 am. If and when I’d repeat any question on the phone, though, he would get slightly cranky. The conversation over the phone was not an absolute success, but I thought he a was funny, weird, old guy!
We asked about the address, and he told us 1465 Kihei S Rd. Seconds after he apologized saying it’s, actually, 1645. That’s fine.
Next morning, I am on my way excited about the first lesson! I mean… did you see the reviews??? This guy seems to be awesome! I’m there and. nothing… They call me if I would attend after all, and long story short we spent half an hour on the phone with him being quite angry now.
«What do you see. Where are you?»
While I’m trying to explain, and I repeat for 15^th time, «I’m at the address you gave me, and I see a Baptist Chapel –repeating the chapel pronunciation, again and again, Tsapel or Shapel, since apparently he had no idea what that was–
«Sir, I’m not sure, it’s a church,» when he replies to me,
«I’m sorry, I don’t speak broken English», and then silence…
Wait, WHAT???
Two-​three minutes later, he calls me back to ask me again where I am, when I tell him that he gave me the wrong address. That was the point where I lost it. I snapped. You gave me the wrong address and. My.Broken.English.?? Really???
Dear Owner,
My sincere apologies for my accent. I’m working really hard to improve it, though. I can tell you that much.
But, I am no racist, either, and when I’m dealing with tourists, I accept them as they are –wonderful human beings with thousands of kilometers (or should I say miles?) and experience on their backs. I wish you could appreciate that, too.
But that’s fine. I guess we are not all the same.
I won’t be returning to your place, but thanks for the discount offer. I will look for someone who is less judgmental of my international background.
I do apologize for the earful. I do not behave like that– I didn’t know I had it in me!!! That would be my new skill for the day!
Thank you and have a blessed day, Sir.

We had a great time with Maui Beach Boys! After breakfast at the Kihei Caffe (which was fantastic, just get there before 8 or you’ll be in line a while) we went for a bike ride around Kihei Park across the street. We saw the Maul Beach Boys van and stopped to talk. The staff was super friendly and inviting and made surfing sound like a lot of fun so we decided to book a lesson.
There were 4 of us: me, my wife, and 2 boys, 15 and 12. We opted for the group lesson which is a max of 6 people so another couple joined our group. Our instructor was Lukas, from Brazil. He’s the «Live to Surf, Surf to Live» type but was super nice and non-​threatening. He was a great instructor, very patient and he made sure the next 2 hours were all about us. He helped all 6 of us get up on the board and we all had a blast! 2 hours was the perfect length of time. We were all tired at the end of our lesson and ready for a break.
A bonus from Maul Beach Boys is that the Kihei beach is somewhat famous for turtles. We saw 3 – 4 different turtles swimming around. That added to the whole experience. They also have a photographer on the beach with a still camera and drone. It’s extra, but if you want a cool video of your experience it will be available to you.
I would certainly book with Maui Beach Boys again. We had an awesome time!
Visited March 2016

What an amazing first, as we celebrated our 25^th Anniversary today. Five stars is not nearly enough! Professionalism mixed with passion of surfing it doesn’t get any better. Kyle was our instructor would prefer to call him surf coach and he introduced a new passion we will bring back to the East Coast of NJ. This is a must if in Maui!

We came back this week to Maui and our sons took another surf lesson with Maui Beach Boys. It was one of their favorite experiences on our holiday. Dan, the boys’ instructor, was super helpful and patient. The boys got up on their boards and had an awesome time.
They have all the gear you may need: rash guards, booties, refreshment. They even have some first aid supplies in case (like in our case) your kids get overly goofy after their lesson and hop on slippery rocks.
Be sure to check out the professional photos that are available at the end of the lesson for purchase. For $ 40, you get a CD of high res photos that you can’t capture on shore without some serious lenses. Totally worth it.

I took a semi-​private lesson with James. He was helpful, patient, friendly, and not at all put out that I had never surfed before. The location is easy to find and pretty perfect for a first time surfer — I was able to stand up pretty much right away!
The staff back at the vans were also great and very helpful. I would highly recommend James and this business as a whole.

My fiancé and I wanted to try surfing before we flew out of Maui. We picked Maui Beach Boys based off a recommendation from our Haleakala Bike Company tour guide. I felt like we definitely made the right choice. First, we picked the semi-​private lessons, which means it was just my fiancé and I with the instructor. That gave us the perfect amount of time for each of us to get proper instructions. Our instructor was Lucas and he was awesome. After a brief 5 minute demonstration on land, we were in the water. My fiancé got up on her first wave, I got up on my second. He was very encouraging and showed us little tricks to help catch the waves. Both my fiancé and I caught at least 7 – 8 waves each in the 1.5 hours we were out in the water. I think our longest ride was about 20 seconds each. Lucas was also very interesting to just chat with, which helped pass the time while we waited for the next wave. We also saw a couple of turtles that came up to surf with us.
Finally, Maui Beach Boys was very accommodating with our time schedule. We had a flight to catch that early afternoon and still needed to check out and turn in our rental car. They allowed us to start early then our scheduled appointment, which allowed us to get our 2 hours of surfing, and leave a bit earlier to head back to our hotel.
I highly recommend Maui Beach Boys. Both my fiancé and I never surf before, and we felt like pros after being trained by Lucas. Thanks fellas. We had a great time and hope to see you guys again next time we’re in Maui. Mahalo

My wife and I had a semi-​private surf lesson this morning and it was fantastic. Daniel was our instructor and his laid back attitude didn’t stop him from getting us on our feet by the second wave! From then on, it was wave after wave for another hour and a half.
The beach and area was quite crowded with other beginner surfers and companies, but by watching, I could tell that we had made a good choice to go with Maui Beach Boys. Among other things, it was quite obvious that the other people hadn’t been reminded of the safety importance of getting out of the way, and we saw some of them had some close calls.
Anyway, JB is quite proud of his five-​star business, and his online reputation is well deserved. All of the employees were helpful and took the time to help with all of the little stuff, even taking out booties off so we wouldn’t get sand on our hands.
I’m sure we will be back, and hopefully soon!

This company is perfect for first time surfers. Booking was a breeze and Christine quickly checked everyone in even though our booking didn’t show up on her list. I surfed with another company later that week and it was absolutely horrible. So trust me when I say this company is good.
Brandon was an awesome instructor! Never once did I feel unsafe or like he didn’t know what he was doing. All three of us have never surfed before, and just like he promised, all three of us got up on our boards. What’s awesome about Brandon is that he always has fun and reads his audience. For example, Brandon gave my sister constant encouragement and practical advice/​tips on how to fix what she did wrong every time she finished a ride. I, on the other hand, received that tough love. For example, I didnt get up once and Brandon waved from afar screaming «WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? YOU DIDNT PUT THE RIGHT FOOT OUT IN FRONT». This may seem like a turn off to some people, but it worked for me and I knew Brandon could tell. Another example — the photographer was right about to leave and I still hadn’t got up on my board so brandon just casually mentioned, «dont f&$# this up.» and I had the best ride of my life that time! Again, let me disclaim this with the fact that he reads his audience and if you need the more supportive side like my sister did, he is awesome at that as well!
Thanks for a wonderful time Brandon — we will hopefully be back :) Also, I would highly recommend getting the pictures when the photographer asks. He does a wonderful job and considering you can’t bring anything out during this wonderful experience, you’ll want something to remember it by!

Went out with Brandon twice this week and had an excellent experience both times. JB’s team of surf hosts is super friendly and incredibly attentive to every guest need.
Solid emphasis on safety and then straight to the water and the peak of the Cove break. Every one of the six of us got up first time and took it from there under Brandon’s easy and fun guidance — 180s, backward takeoffs, a little turning, etc. Everyone wants to go right back tomorrow!
If you’re looking for good solid surf instruction as a newbie or mostly inexperienced surfer, Maui Beach Boys has your number. Completely unintimidating and terrifically welcoming… you will rip in no time!