Tony’s vast knowledge and experience on the Oregon coast and in the Pacific Ocean give him a unique ability to forecast and understand the challenges that these waters bring. During your lesson, you’ll have a ton of fun, but you’ll also learn to read the ocean from a true expert of these waters.

Tony has 40+ years of surfing under his belt, competing and surfing all over the world, but has always called Seaside home. As a former lifeguard of Seaside for 25 years, and head lifeguard for 22 years, Tony knows these waters well. His respect for the ocean is unmatched. His experience and expertise of local conditions are always the basis of his lessons and the most important aspect of surfing, getting you in the water safely and having a great time.

When not teaching surfing, Tony is a celebrated visual artist and martial artist here in Seaside, Oregon. He has been teaching and practicing martial arts for over 40 years and has appreciated the connection to surfing: being a discipline of body and mind, dealing with the art of breathing and the essence of human movement.