Life is Mo Bettah, when you Surf!
4100 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77550
About Valz
About Us
Valz Surf Lessons has been helping people both young and old learn to surf since 2013. Owner and founder, Valerie Johnson and her partner and fellow surfing lessons instructor, Doug Grummons have been surfing for over 37 years! These combined years of experience surfing and being in the water, as well as professionally instructing hundreds of fellow saltwater lovers how to surf, ensure you are in capable hands as you fulfill your dream of learning how to surf. They even taught their dog Tinkerbell (AKA “Tink”) to surf, so they can definitely teach you!
Valz Surf Lessons is part of Galveston Island’s large surfing community and new surfers are always welcome in the water. You CAN learn to surf with Valz Surf Lessons. Valz Surf Lessons also provides surf coaching for when you are ready to take your surfing to the next level of really surfing on your own. By taking surf coaching surfing lessons, you will learn technique, wave knowledge, surfing safety and etiquette all while having a fantastic surfing experience!
2019 BRONZE AWARD WINNER BEST SURFING Lessons in Galveston
Valz Surf Lessons was stoked again to win the Best of Galveston
2019 Bronze Award for the Best Surfing Lessons in Galveston.
2018 Silver Award Winner Best SurfING Lessons in Galveston
Valz Surf Lessons was stoked to win the Best of Galveston
2018 Silver Award for the Best Surfing Lessons in Galveston.
2014 2nd Place OUTLAW JOHNNY'S Summer Shootout
Val caught the perfect waves and took home 2nd Place in the Ladies Longboard Division.
Surf Dog TinkerBell (AKA Tink)
Val giving Tinkerbell a pep talk before the Dog Surfing Contest.
Ohana Surf Dog Competition
Val and Tinkerbell have been participating since the Dog Surf Competition began in 2012.
OHANA SURF DOG COMPETITION 2021
Val and Tinkerbell accept the award for First Place Overall, the 2021 'ilio Kahuna Award.
TinkerBell
Tink catching a wave.
OHANA SURF DOG EVENT 2021
Tink won First Place in the 2021 competition!
OHANA SURF DOG EVENT 2021
Tink also won Best Overall in the 2021 competition!
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