10/10 - THIS IS A MUST!!! if you’re traveling to cocoa beach, you have to take surfing lesson! instructor was an amazing teacher!! My boyfriend and I really enjoyed our selves the entire time (:

Pleasantly surprised! - Definitely recomend this one. Frankie is super nice and a great instructor. After half an hour I was riding waves, and after the lesson he let me use the board some more to have fun (and I never surfed before). Great instructor, great experience!

Fantastic Adventure - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! Pura Vida certainly stood out to me when I researched many of the local surf schools. The other schools felt impersonal and rigid, while Pura Vida was flexible and relaxed. I took lessons with my two daughters (ages 11 and 14). Franky was AWESOME! He was kind and patient. He fully prepared us on land, so when we hit the ocean, everyone was successful and got up on their first try. The girls built their confidence quickly and were able to start, paddle, and stand on their own. Carrie took some wonderful photographs, so we ended up purchasing her pictures as well.

Surfing was the highlight of our trip - We have a large group with 8 in our family that wanted to surf, ranging from age 6 to age 43. None of us had surfed before other than wake surfing. Pura Vida provided 3 instructors for our 2 hour group lesson. It started with about 15 minutes of instruction on the beach. Then we went into the water. The best water was at 10 AM before the wind started. We loved every minute of it! The instructors continued to give pointers and helped everyone find waves right away. Then as we improved, the instructors were there to continue to help us catch waves as needed. Everyone got up on there feet within the first 20 minutes on the water. We had Frankie, Carrie, and one other instructor that were all great. Frankie even spent extra time with our six year old in the very shallow water so he could still experience it. We also got to continue to use the surf boards after our lesson, since there wasn't a group right after us. I highly recommend Pura Vida for a surfing experience to remember.