C'mon.. it'll be fine.

Great thing about surfing is you don't even have to know how to swim. You have this giant flotation device tied to your ankle.

Oh yeah, you gotta do it.

You're going to flail, people on the beach are going to be pointing at you and making personal comments. Fuck 'em. Accept it, and have a good time.

That's what I do and fwiw I started surfing 40+...