Written by Chris Anderson, a Minnesotan who learned to surf as an adult himself, Adult Beginner Guide | How To Surf gives any adult exactly what you need to know to try surfing. Chris shares what he learned in surf classes, through trial and error and tips he picked up from other surfers. Chris is not a professional surfer but he does surf regularly.

There are plenty of books and websites that share every minute detail about surfing but as a beginner it’s hard to know what’s important to get started versus what you’ll need to know after you’re able to get up on your board. That’s why Chris wrote this book.

Adult Beginner Guide | How To Surf cuts through the clutter and shares only the things you need to know to get started. The products you must have to begin to surf, information about the ocean you need to know to read the waves and stay safe, how to prepare yourself on land and what to do, step by step, once you hit the water.

This book is not intended to teach you how to do tricks, how to surf competitively or how to become a pro surfer. There are no dreamy pictures about all the amazing surf spots around the world. It doesn’t suggest you need to spend a lot of money on a lot of products to enjoy surfing. Instead, Adult Beginner Guide | How To Surf will guide the average adult through the points you must know to teach yourself to begin surfing.

This is the FIRST book you want to read if you are an adult who wants to know how to surf but it won’t be the last surf book you’ll want to read.

Once you’re up on your board and want to advance beyond the beginner stage, you’ll likely enjoy other books. One e-book I’d suggest next is Surfing Tips and Tricks: A guide to the realities of surfing for beginner and intermediate surfers, by Ben Bryant .