Book Now
Surfers in the water off South Florida

Surf Lessons with Step Up For Students

Is your student on a PEP, FES-UA, FES-EO or FTC scholarship? Step Up For Students can pay us directly through the EMA Marketplace, so there's nothing to pay at the beach.

What Step Up can pay for

Private surf lesson

$100 per hour

One student, one hour, with one of our instructors, at Dania Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Pompano Beach or Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. We bring the boards. Book online with Step Up: nothing to pay today.

2 to 4 students together

$80 per student for 2 · $75 per student for 3 or 4

Siblings or friends share one lesson: $160 for two, $225 for three, $300 for four, the same as our website. Every student needs their own Step Up reservation. Group lessons are for ages 7 and up.

Vibe Surf Club

$225 per month

Coached sessions at Dania Beach on Tuesdays and Thursdays: any 2 sessions a week. Call us to join: we'll talk about the student's surfing and age first.

Step Up lists sports lessons, surf lessons included, for PEP, FES-UA, FES-EO or FTC. What your scholarship covers and your balance are Step Up's to answer.

How to book a lesson

  1. 1. Reserve the lesson in EMA

    1. In EMA, open Marketplace and choose Find Providers.
    2. Search for Vibe Surf School and choose your student.
    3. Choose your beach, then Physical Education (PE) → Sports Lessons, $100 per hour. The quantity is the number of 1-hour lessons.
    4. Add it to your cart, press Reserve Funds and tick Yes to share your contact details with us.

    For 2 to 4 students sharing a lesson, reserve Sports Lessons at $80 per Session (2 students) or $75 per Session (3 or 4 students) instead, once for each student.

  2. 2. Pick a time with us

    Choose your beach below and pick a time. The payment step opens on the Step Up form (or tap “Paying with a Step Up For Students scholarship?”): give each student's name, their scholarship and, if you have one, the EMA order number. Nothing to pay.

  3. 3. We confirm

    We find your reservation in EMA and email you to confirm the lesson.

  4. 4. Surf, and we invoice Step Up

    After the lesson we invoice it through EMA and Step Up pays us. You never pay us anything.

Book a private Step Up lesson at

Dania BeachSunny Isles BeachPompano BeachLauderdale-By-The-Sea

Book for 2 to 4 students at

Dania BeachSunny Isles BeachPompano BeachLauderdale-By-The-Sea

The Vibe Surf Club with Step Up

In EMA, reserve Sports Lessons at $225 per month (the quantity is the number of months), then call us to join. We don't sign anyone up online: a quick chat first makes sure the club is right for your student.

Call (737) 388-5131About the Surf Club

Good to know

  • Every student in a lesson needs their own Step Up reservation. If someone in your group isn't on Step Up, call us and we'll set it up.
  • Children under 7 take private lessons only, with a parent joining them in the water at no extra cost. Group lessons are for ages 7 and up.
  • Basic swimming or floating ability is required for all water activities.
  • If we call off your lesson because conditions are unsafe, we'll find you a new date. Can't make it? Tell us as early as you can and we'll move your lesson: Step Up only pays for lessons that happen. Lessons go ahead in safe conditions, even when the weather isn't perfect.
  • We'll never ask for your EMA username or password, and we never see your scholarship account.

Questions? Call us on (737) 388-5131. Want to pay by card instead? Book as usual.