[rburhum]

Thanks!

Best advice ironically is to buy one of these $99 boards and try it out. Watch other people. Check out beginner videos on YouTube (I know do exercise routines for surfers from there).

Ah, and super important, is to find a beach that fits your level of expertise. Go online and look surf reports of beaches around you. For a board like the Wavestorm (that floats a lot and is easy to paddle in) in a beginner setting, you should look at waves around 1 to 3 ft for the first months. It will just be fun to fall (and don't be discouraged if you don't catch anything the first three or four days you try).

I go at least once a week now (sometimes three, but I have reduced that a bit since shark season started).

Have fun!