Zuma Beach
Wide sand, a straightforward meeting point, and plenty of room for first board practice before entering the water.
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Book a lessonZuma Beach, Malibu · ages 4–14
Ride your first Malibu wave, happy & safe.
Small groups, certified coaches, and a boogie board in every grom's hands by day one. Real surf skills, zero scary stuff — from just $49 a month.
2
Malibu beaches
Included
boards & wetsuits
6:1
group maximum
Boards ready on the sand
Zuma Beach
Malibu, California
Malibu, California
(a) Programs
Pick a lane, catch your own wave.
Every tier is capped at 6 groms per coach, priced to keep Malibu surfing within reach, and every board starts in the sand.
Beginner grom
$49/mo
- • 2× 90-min Zuma Beach sessions
- • Boogie board first, soft top second
- • Balancing & pop-up basics
- • Board & wetsuit included
- • Ages 4–7
Most popularIntermediate
$89/mo
- • 3× sessions + one Malibu wave day
- • First real shortboard ride
- • Paddling, duck-dive & reading sets
- • Board & wetsuit included
- • Ages 8–12
Camp weeks
$189/week
- • Full-day 5-day Malibu surf camp
- • Ocean safety & rescue drills
- • End-of-week wave video
- • All gear included
- • Ages 8–14
Free with every program
Boards? We've got a whole quiver.
No need to buy anything before lesson one. Every grom gets a right-sized soft-top board or boogie board, plus a fitted wetsuit — all included in the price and sanitized daily. When they're ready to size up, we swap the board. Zero rental fees, ever.
- • Soft-top & boogie boards in every kid size
- • Warm wetsuits, fitted on day one
- • Rash guards & helmets for the littlest groms
(b) Why parents trust us
You send them to the water. We bring them home smiling.
- 1Coastal-First-Aid certified coaches on site every single session.
- 26-grom-to-1 coach cap, and the Malibu surf is judged before anyone leaves the sand.
- 3Live photo pings to parents at pop-up, first ride, and wrap-up.
The trust checklist
Water-safety briefing for parents
Board & wetsuit sanitized daily
Shaded rest + hydration station
Sunscreen top-up every session
(c) Our beaches
Zuma for open sand. Point Dume for a quieter cove.
We choose the day’s location for calm conditions and easy water entry. Your booking confirmation includes the meeting point and access details.
Point Dume
Booked families receive a private key for our secured beach entry and equipment area. Access instructions arrive before the session.
Ready for their first wave?
Book a free 30-minute taster day at Zuma. We'll match a coach, a board, and a calm Malibu morning spot.
Spots for this week are filling fast — 4 taster slots left.