Longboards

Stability: ★★★★★

Speed Generation: ★★★★★

Maneuverability: ★★★★★

Best wave size: 0-10ft

Best wave slope: flat - medium

Ideal volume:

Male - your weight(lbs) divided by 2.5

Female - your weight(lbs) divided by 2

Pricing: Starts $100/ft (Colors, inlays, etc. cost extra)

Longboards are stable, easy to paddle, and built to generate speed with less effort. Great for surfers who want glide, flow, and more waves.

Avoid steep waves: beach breaks and hollow reef breaks.

Mid lengths

Stability: ★★★★★

Speed Generation: ★★★★★

Maneuverability: ★★★★★

Best wave size: 3-10ft

Best wave slope: flat - medium

Ideal volume:

Male - your weight(lbs) divided by 4

Female - your weight(lbs) divided by 3

Pricing: Starts $100/ft (Colors, inlays, etc. cost extra)

Mid Lenghts are versatile shape that blends glide, speed, and maneuverability for surfers who want flow in a wide range of conditions.

Avoid steep waves: beach breaks and hollow reef breaks.

Fish/Hybrids

Stability: ★★★★★

Speed Generation: ★★★★★

Maneuverability: ★★★★★

Best wave size: 3-8ft

Best wave slope: medium- steep

Ideal volume:

Male - your weight(lbs) divided by 5

Female - your weight(lbs) divided by 4

Pricing: Starts $100/ft (Colors, inlays, etc. cost extra)

Fish/Hybrids are typically shorter and flatter. So they tend to be fast and playful for surfers who want speed, flow, and freedom in small to medium surf.

Avoid big waves big-really big waves. They tend to be less stable and squirrely.

Shortboard

Stability: ★★★★★

Speed Generation: ★★★★★

Maneuverability: ★★★★★

Best wave size: chest high or bigger

Best wave slope: medium- steep

Ideal volume:

Male - your weight(lbs) divided by 6

Female - your weight(lbs) divided by 5

Pricing: Starts $100/ft (Colors, inlays, etc. cost extra)

Shortboards are high-performance boards built for advanced surfers that know how to generate speed and want something light weight to flick around and do advanced maneuvers.

Avoid small and flat waves. Unless you're advanced at generating speed, you will struggle and not have fun.

Step Up

Stability: ★★★★★

Speed Generation: ★★★★★

Maneuverability: ★★★★★

Best wave size: overhead

Best wave slope: medium- steep

Ideal volume:

Male - your weight(lbs) divided by 5

Female - your weight(lbs) divided by 4

Pricing: Starts $100/ft (Colors, inlays, etc. cost extra)

A performance-oriented board built for longer for bigger, more powerful waves when paddle power and stability matter more than manueverability.

Avoid small and flat waves. Unless you're advanced at generating speed, you will struggle and not have fun.

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