Surfboard Advice
Get advice on the best surfboard for your needs. Tailored advice from knowledgeable surfers and surfboard shapers.
In order to provide the best board choice please include information about yourself; weight, height, sex, fitness level, experience, type of waves you'll be surfing, current board and anything else that may be relevant.
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- Need help on picking out a second board!
by SquishedBean » Fri Apr 28, 2017 9:53 pm
- 3 Replies
- 573 Views
- Last post by RinkyDink
Sat Apr 29, 2017 8:48 pm
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- My First Board
by NathanSmith » Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:34 am
- 6 Replies
- 566 Views
- Last post by icetime
Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:14 pm
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- Linden Rio 7'2 for a 5'10 -180 - beginner?
by StanislawKomorowski » Mon Apr 10, 2017 12:47 am
- 10 Replies
- 816 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:52 pm
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- Fresh Fish Mola Mola as first board ?
by springwoll » Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:37 pm
- 5 Replies
- 2041 Views
- Last post by Henx
Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:00 pm
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- The perfect small/mushy surfboard
by Mat6920 » Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:08 am
- 16 Replies
- 3697 Views
- Last post by Big H
Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:47 am
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- Easiest Way To Repair This Ding?
by tomdube14 » Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:36 pm
- 3 Replies
- 655 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:59 am
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- Help on deciding groveler size
by whaleshorts » Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:52 pm
- 0 Replies
- 714 Views
- Last post by whaleshorts
Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:52 pm
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- Is a firework alternator too ambitious?!
by becka » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:05 pm
- 6 Replies
- 813 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Thu Mar 30, 2017 12:23 pm
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- Surfing Dingy?
by JMad » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:59 am
- 11 Replies
- 629 Views
- Last post by JMad
Thu Mar 30, 2017 6:38 am
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- Looking for the new new longboard
by KitesurferAU » Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:06 am
- 9 Replies
- 910 Views
- Last post by KitesurferAU
Thu Mar 30, 2017 5:37 am
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- Wanting to downgrade size from 6'4
by Nina34kot12 » Sun Mar 26, 2017 3:42 am
- 6 Replies
- 639 Views
- Last post by Namu
Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:36 pm
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- High volume shortboard vs longboard
by cowboy82 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:01 pm
- 0 Replies
- 498 Views
- Last post by cowboy82
Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:01 pm
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- Old Bic magnum 8'4 question
by Joss » Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:13 am
- 14 Replies
- 2377 Views
- Last post by Big H
Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:29 am
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- What to Get
by Youngblood » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:10 pm
- 6 Replies
- 1366 Views
- Last post by Namu
Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:23 pm
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- Starting Out
by Penumbra » Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:14 am
- 30 Replies
- 1550 Views
- Last post by dtc
Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:25 am
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- Maximum to how much volume helps catch small waves?
by KennyN » Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:24 am
- 6 Replies
- 1808 Views
- Last post by dtc
Mon Mar 20, 2017 12:43 am
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- Is it time for a new surfboard?
by cheekobonavista » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:41 pm
- 3 Replies
- 673 Views
- Last post by oldmansurfer
Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:40 pm
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- Mini mal to short board??
by kelsa » Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:06 am
- 10 Replies
- 1477 Views
- Last post by oldmansurfer
Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:05 pm
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- Beginner boards for wife and I, South Beach
by ddanon » Thu Feb 16, 2017 5:55 am
- 9 Replies
- 635 Views
- Last post by ddanon
Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:38 pm
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- I just used polyester on epoxy by mistake:0...
by Surf22476 » Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:02 am
- 3 Replies
- 2007 Views
- Last post by oldmansurfer
Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:41 am
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- Going from SUP to soft top board?
by KennyN » Sun Jan 22, 2017 2:16 pm
- 3 Replies
- 907 Views
- Last post by saltydog
Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:32 am
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- Broken Fin Plug
by Tommo791 » Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:07 pm
- 4 Replies
- 895 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:37 pm
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- Is my board Epoxy or Poly?
by jgill » Thu Jan 26, 2017 2:48 pm
- 9 Replies
- 4841 Views
- Last post by oldmansurfer
Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:50 pm
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- Crack in tail of board she says it's OK but I need advice.
by LordSea » Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:27 pm
- 6 Replies
- 1901 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:24 pm
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- I need helping choosing a surfboard
by endlesswinter » Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:45 pm
- 10 Replies
- 1181 Views
- Last post by Narradude
Sun Jan 08, 2017 11:59 pm
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- Nsp vs torq vs other
by Millsy82 » Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:15 am
- 7 Replies
- 2437 Views
- Last post by OlegLupusov
Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:06 am
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- Small wave boards
by YungGrom » Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:55 pm
- 8 Replies
- 745 Views
- Last post by YungGrom
Thu Jan 05, 2017 1:43 am
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- A 5,10 DHD DX1 to a 5,6 CIS Sampler, volume issues?
by JWhite » Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:53 am
- 10 Replies
- 987 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Sat Dec 31, 2016 10:22 pm
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- Anyone have feedback on Bruce Hansel Surfboards? Any good?
by benjl » Fri May 02, 2014 5:04 am
- 4 Replies
- 3196 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:39 am
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- What's size should my shortboard be?
by ryandavis23 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:06 pm
- 3 Replies
- 616 Views
- Last post by oldmansurfer
Tue Dec 20, 2016 1:19 am
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- Overdosing on boards
by cleicht » Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:17 am
- 6 Replies
- 749 Views
- Last post by cleicht
Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:06 pm
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- New shortboard?
by ryandavis23 » Mon Dec 12, 2016 6:05 pm
- 2 Replies
- 538 Views
- Last post by benjl
Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:27 am
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- overdosing on boards?
by cleicht » Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:22 am
- 0 Replies
- 397 Views
- Last post by cleicht
Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:22 am
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- In search of...the popup
by CBsurfer » Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:20 pm
- 16 Replies
- 1175 Views
- Last post by kookextraordinaire
Wed Dec 07, 2016 3:37 pm
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- New surfboard!!! Please look
by Cg41115 » Tue Nov 22, 2016 9:39 am
- 14 Replies
- 965 Views
- Last post by Cg41115
Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:34 pm
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- wanting advice for a surfboard Christmas request
by bstarling » Thu Dec 01, 2016 4:05 pm
- 2 Replies
- 570 Views
- Last post by bstarling
Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:17 pm
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- 6'4 or 6'6
by Gvr23 » Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:32 pm
- 7 Replies
- 698 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:50 pm
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- Good board for overhead waves, intermediate skill
by bttf » Fri Nov 25, 2016 6:44 am
- 6 Replies
- 2863 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:39 pm
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- Board advice
by 808LoKi » Sat Nov 19, 2016 11:11 am
- 2 Replies
- 683 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Sat Nov 19, 2016 11:40 pm
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- Advice for a surfboard
by ouikoto » Fri Nov 18, 2016 6:08 am
- 4 Replies
- 566 Views
- Last post by ouikoto
Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:48 pm
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- Where to take US surfers tomorrow
by Thomas Martin Photography » Wed Nov 16, 2016 7:46 am
- 4 Replies
- 722 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:25 pm
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- Second opinion for Dead Kooks board
by Breesarrazijn » Tue Nov 15, 2016 6:49 am
- 18 Replies
- 2669 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:32 am
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- Trying a new board
by CloseOut97 » Sun Nov 13, 2016 1:11 am
- 3 Replies
- 703 Views
- Last post by kookextraordinaire
Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:01 am
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- Board for easy paddling and catching waves
by CookieMcCookerton » Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:49 pm
- 7 Replies
- 3272 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Sun Nov 13, 2016 9:49 pm
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- Choosing the right board to advance
by Roilatzres » Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:02 pm
- 2 Replies
- 530 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Sat Nov 12, 2016 7:13 am
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- Wanting to start on a shortboard?
by kyleisanoob12 » Mon Oct 31, 2016 5:17 pm
- 15 Replies
- 1233 Views
- Last post by oldmansurfer
Thu Nov 03, 2016 2:33 am
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- Should I transition back to a 'real' shortboard?
by canadiangirl » Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:13 am
- 4 Replies
- 600 Views
- Last post by kookextraordinaire
Thu Oct 27, 2016 3:17 am
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- Choosing the one!
by Ritchie » Tue Oct 04, 2016 11:43 pm
- 6 Replies
- 900 Views
- Last post by Ritchie
Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:37 pm
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- Looking to get a smaller board.
by Zealex » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:48 pm
- 1 Replies
- 488 Views
- Last post by dtc
Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:14 pm
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- Sizing for shortboard?
by colecit » Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:35 pm
- 2 Replies
- 633 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:00 am
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