Corey Senese is renowned as a top surf trainer and instructor. He has over 20 years of experience as a surf instructor, and has taught students from all walks of life and across the globe. Corey is a Suffolk County certified Ocean Lifeguard, an American Red Cross certified trainer, and a swim instructor.
Corey grew up learning to surf in Montauk and Southern California with family and friends, long before you could find a professional to teach you how to surf properly. The son of a surfing father who came to Montauk in the 60’s, Corey was exposed to surfing early and rode his first waves solo at Ditch Plains at the age of 5.
When he was out of school and living in Montauk in the early 2000s, Corey began informally teaching visitors who were struggling with surfing on their own. He discovered that he not only had a knack for communicating the techniques needed to balance on a board while slicing along on a moving wall of water, but he also had so much fun teaching people to surf and found it satisfying to encourage their progress as surfers. Now he teaches students of all ages and physical ability, and has designed techniques to help individuals develop confidence and skill in surfing.
Corey gets people hooked on the positive energy of surfing and helps them connect that joy to their lives. There's no better therapy than an epic surf session. Of course, Corey's students are guaranteed to get a great physical workout too—an element of Corey’s instruction that he has transformed into surf-inspired personal training both on-land and in the water.
Most importantly, Corey teaches his students that surfing is FUN! Sharing his love of surfing and helping people to create new, unforgettable experiences is invaluable to him as an instructor. Corey does what he does because seeing people get turned on by surfing is almost as gratifying as surfing itself. To help other people feel the kind of life-high one gets from surfing is more rewarding than anyone can imagine.