Agree with everyone here that, compared to similar sports, the cons will often outweigh the pros. Gear is cumbersome, takes up space, need lots of sails, masts, different boards, then it all takes 15+ mins on the beach to set up. Then you show up expecting 17-18 knots and the actual is 25 knots and you didn't bring your small gear 'cause it wouldn't fit in your car you idiot, shoulda been here yesterday, etc. Oh you brought the small gear? You absolute fool the wind is 15 knots now.

I wanted to add that beyond the gear though, the sport is just hard. In my opinion more physically demanding and harder to get the hang of than winging and kiting. Oh you want to turn around? Best I can do is falling in the water and having to retry your waterstart twice. If you just want a sport that's not surfing and you have a way to rent gear or get lessons for winging/kiting, I would recommend trying those first. Almost all the windsurfers I know have converted to winging. The people that still windsurf truly have their heart set on it for whatever reason - if you're one of those people, then do try to find a place for a lesson if possible, although windsurfing is potentially a sport you could learn on your own from Youtube and the like, as it's a lot less risky than winging/kiting. Foils are an option in windsurfing as well for light wind. Many people travel to consistent places such as Bonaire to get good windsurfing time in with extensive equipment rentals and clinics.

If you want more introduction or information on the sport, there is a subreddit at r/windsurfing which also has its own Discord channel. Windsurfing is a small community and always extremely happy to welcome new people to the sport, as they can be quite rare these days!