Piha Surf Academy is a locally owned, family-run surf school in Piha. Lessons meet at the South Piha Beach carpark, by the blue surf trailer at the end of Marine Parade. The academy runs group and one-on-one lessons, progressive lessons, school term and school holiday programmes, adult progressive programmes, surf packages and kids' lessons, and it sells gift vouchers. It takes beginners who have never surfed, intermediate surfers who want to improve, and advanced or competitive surfers.
Some of its instructors surf competitively, and the academy says every lesson is built to be fun, safe and engaging. A customer quoted on the website says their instructor had them out the back and they caught their first green wave. Bookings are made online, and WhatsApp is the fastest way to reach the academy. The phone number is 09 217 1082.