📊 Detailed Score
🎯 Who Is It For?
📚 What You'll Learn
- → Increasing your wave count
- → Surf technique and positioning
- → Conditioning for surfing
✅ Pros
- ✓ Open since October 2022, a long run for a community at this price point
- ✓ A stated money-back guarantee tied to a specific outcome, which is rare and puts the seller at risk rather than only the buyer
- ✓ Narrow focus on a single sport, with a measurable goal in wave count
- ✓ Four admins for 1,767 members is a far better ratio than the free communities in this directory
⚠️ Cons
- – $597 a month is the second highest price in our directory and would cost $7,164 a year
- – The 15-waves-in-90-days guarantee is the community's own claim and we have not verified its terms or whether it is honoured
- – 2,089 posts for 1,767 members is a modest feed for a premium community
- – Surf progress depends on how often you can actually get in the water, which no coaching changes
💡 Features Included
👤 About the Creator
Kiel Russ
Kiel Russ describes himself as a lifelong student of the ocean and CEO of Hydro Mind Inc. He is based in Haida Gwaii, Canada, and links Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
💰 Pricing Details
🏆 Our Verdict
The Surfing Standard is a solid premium community for creators who want to launch their community. With 1,767 active members and a rating of 3.6/5, it deserves your attention.
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❓ FAQ
Why is it $597 a month?
It positions as daily coaching rather than a course library, and the price reflects that claim. At $7,164 a year it is the second most expensive community in our directory, so the question to answer before paying is whether the coaching is genuinely individual.
Is the money-back guarantee real?
It is stated on the community's own page as 15-wave sessions in 90 days or your money back. We have not verified the terms or whether it is honoured in practice. A guarantee that puts the seller at risk is a good sign; read the conditions before relying on it.
Will coaching improve my surfing if I rarely surf?
No. Wave count is the binding constraint and it depends on where you live and how often you get in the water. Coaching helps you use the sessions you get; it does not create them.