SURF FOUNDATION WEEKEND

✦ OʻAHU, HAWAIʻI · ONLY 6 SURFERS

Learn to surf.
Understand the ocean.

A 3-Day Intensive Surf Training Experience in Hawaiʻi

An intensive surf training weekend combining ground training, pop-up drills, paddling mechanics, ocean coaching and video analysis. Correct the details before taking them into the water.

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3DAYS

3SURF SESSIONS

2VIDEO REVIEWS

2GROUND TRAININGS

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☀ HAWAIʻI OCEAN TRAINING◉ PERSONAL VIDEO ANALYSIS≈ REAL SURF SESSIONS✦ BEGINNER-FOCUSED COACHING

YOUR COMPLETE SURF FOUNDATION

Stop guessing.
Start understanding.

Surfing is more than standing up. We connect the technique, the ocean and your decision-making so every session finally makes sense.

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Ocean Safety

Channels, currents, impact zones, hazards and board control.

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Wave Reading

Find the peak, see wave direction and choose the right waves.

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Pop-Up

Build a faster, stable and repeatable pop-up without going to your knees.

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Paddling

Improve posture, efficiency, acceleration, endurance and timing.

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Positioning

Know where to sit, when to paddle and how to use landmarks.

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Surf Etiquette

Understand priority, communication and how to share the lineup.

THE PART MOST SURF LESSONS SKIP

Fix it on land.
Feel it in the water.

Does this happen to you? You hesitate during your pop-up, use your knees, place your feet incorrectly, wobble when you stand, or get up and fall immediately.

Those are not problems you have to keep repeating in the ocean. We slow the movement down, identify exactly what is wrong and correct it through focused surf ground training.

You will repeat the drills enough to understand what your feet, hands, hips, chest and eyes should be doing. Then you take that exact correction into the next surf session.

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Surfers practicing pop-up drills during surf ground training

INTENSIVE GROUND TRAININGRepeat. Correct.
Build muscle memory.

01Pop-up repetitions

Practice one clean movement until the sequence feels natural.

02Stance + balance

Correct foot placement, posture, stability and where to look.

03Paddling mechanics

Improve body position, stroke, acceleration and wave timing.

04Movement corrections

Fix the small details on land before testing them in the ocean.

HI Surf Camp group training in clear Waikiki water with Diamond Head behind them

SMALL GROUP · BIG PROGRESS

Train together.
Get personal attention.

A maximum of six surfers means more coaching, more corrections and more time to work on the details that are holding you back.

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Coach filming a surfer for video analysis

2×PERSONAL
VIDEO REVIEWS

THE FASTEST WAY TO IMPROVE

See what you cannot feel while you surf.

We capture your waves using the best filming option for the day: a GoPro on the board, a professional shore camera with a powerful zoom, or drone footage when wind, weather and beach conditions allow.

The exact method depends on the ocean and conditions, but the goal is always the same: watch your real technique, identify the most important correction and give you one clear focus for your next session.

Your surf memories are included. You receive the photos and video footage captured during the weekend to keep, review and share.

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THE GOAL FOR A FIRST-TIME BEGINNER

Pop up in one movement.
Begin catching your own waves.

Not because somebody simply pushes you into waves. You will understand your movement, your positioning and what is happening around you.

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Pop up in one clean movement instead of using your knees

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Start choosing and catching your own waves with less assistance

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Recognize the impact zone and safer ways to enter the ocean

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Read where waves break and which direction they are moving

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Choose and catch more waves with less help

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Pop up with more speed, control and consistency

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Understand priority and the rules of the lineup

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Know exactly what to practice after the weekend

YOU LIVE IN HAWAIʻI, BUT SURFING STILL DOESN'T MAKE SENSE?

If you have been trying to figure it out alone, this is your moment to truly understand surfing.

Stop repeating the same mistakes session after session. In one focused weekend, connect the movement, the ocean and the decisions that help you become a safer, more confident and more independent surfer.

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READY TO BUILD REAL SURF CONFIDENCE?

Your next wave starts here.

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A MESSAGE FROM DANIEL

Why I created this weekend.

A short message about the ocean knowledge beginners often miss and what I want you to understand before we paddle out.

▶DANIEL'S VSL VIDEOVIDEO WILL APPEAR HERE

Daniel Luque standing with HI Surf Camp students and their surfboards

Daniel Luque performing a surfing maneuver

MEET YOUR COACH

Aloha, I’m Daniel Luque.

I’m the founder of HI Surf Camp, author of Surf Foundations, and a surf coach focused on helping beginner and beginner-intermediate surfers understand the details that traditional surf lessons often miss.

For more than 10 years, I have coached surfers in Hawaiʻi and completed more than 1,000 surf analyses. I have seen people struggle with their pop-up, paddling, positioning and confidence. I have also seen how quickly they improve when those movements are explained, practiced and corrected properly.

This weekend brings that experience into one focused system: train on land, apply it in the ocean, watch the footage and correct the details together.

AUTHOR OFSurf Foundations

Everything you need to know to surf better, safer and with confidence.

10+YEARS COACHING
IN HAWAIʻI

1,000+SURF ANALYSES
COMPLETED

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REAL GOOGLE REVIEWS

What surfers say about training with Daniel.

Real words from surfers who came to Hawaiʻi ready to learn, improve and understand more about their surfing.

gina KälinGOOGLE REVIEW

★★★★★

“Daniel in particular took so much time to help me personally with my surfing. His coaching was really effective, and I felt like I made real progress thanks to his guidance.”

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A WolfeGOOGLE REVIEW

★★★★★

“The coolest part of the camp was that at the end of the week I was able to meet my personal goals for improving my surfing. Daniel is very passionate about coaching and encouraging people to get their best on the water.”

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Luna HöingGOOGLE REVIEW

★★★★★

“The instructors are not only skilled but incredibly patient and encouraging. The surf analysis sessions after each lesson were invaluable in understanding and refining techniques.”

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HI Surf Camp surfers forming a circle with their surfboards in clear Hawaiian water

LEARN TOGETHER · PROGRESS TOGETHER

Real coaching.
Real community.

THE TRAINING CYCLE

Train it. Surf it.
Watch it. Correct it.

Ground training is not a warm-up. It is a major part of the program. Every drill connects directly to what you apply during your next coached ocean session.

Daniel leading surf pop-up and stance drills on a Hawaiian beach

01 · TRAIN + REPEAT

Pop-up and movement drills

02 · BUILD

Paddling mechanics

Daniel coaching a surfer during an ocean session

03 · APPLY

Coached ocean sessions

Take each correction into the water while it is still fresh.

YOUR WEEKEND IN THE WATER

Friday to Sunday.
A whole new foundation.

Times and locations can adjust for waves, weather and ocean conditions. That is part of learning to work with the ocean.

FRIDAY 01

Understand it. Then train it.

3:00–5:00 · Surf introduction + theory

5:00–5:30 · Surf mobility + stretching

5:30–6:30 · Surf ground training

Start with videos and a clear introduction to ocean safety, surf etiquette and wave reading. Then prepare your body and finish with focused pop-up, stance and board-handling drills.

SATDAY 02

Surf. Review. Apply.

9:00–11:00 · Coached surf session

11:30–12:30 · Video surf analysis

12:30–3:00 · Lunch + rest

3:00–4:00 · Paddle training

4:30–6:30 · Sunset surf session

See your morning session while it is fresh, then take your corrections back into the water.

SUNDAY 03

Put it all together

10:00–12:00 · Final surf session

12:30–1:30 · Final analysis + closing

Review your progress and leave with personal recommendations for your next sessions.

☀ Saturday evening includes an optional social meetup. Meals, accommodation and transportation to the meeting location are not included.

MUCH MORE THAN THREE SURF LESSONS

One weekend.
A complete training system.

We do not simply take you surfing three times. We train the movements, apply them in the ocean, review the footage and correct the details throughout the weekend.

✓ Intensive surf ground training✓ Repeated pop-up drills✓ Paddling mechanics + conditioning✓ Stance, balance + body-position work✓ 3 coached surf sessions✓ 2 personal video surf analyses✓ Photos + video footage for you to keep✓ Ocean safety, etiquette + wave reading✓ Surf mobility + stretching✓ Individual recommendations✓ Digital Surf Foundation book✓ Maximum 6 surfers

THE VALUE OF YOUR WEEKEND