1. What is your current surfing ability?
Beginners are best to start off with a soft surfboard or longboard if your budget permits. This way you will have a surfboard that will provide you with the stability you will need as paddling, catching waves and balance will all be new to you.
2. Size? - A good average size board for a beginning surfer would be around 7 feet long and 19-21 inches wide and at least 2-3 inches thick. We recommend that your surfboard should be at least 12 inches / 30 cm longer than your height. Also take into consideration your weight. If you have a heavy muscular build then adding a few centimetres to your selected board length is recommended.
This chart below can help you as a general guideline.
| Height | Weight | Surfboard Length | |||
| Feet | Centimetres | Pounds | Kilogram | Feet | Centimetres |
| 5'2”-6’0" | 158 - 183 | 110-140 | 50 – 63.5 | 7'0"-7'6" | 213 - 232 |
| 5'4"-6’2" | 165 - 189 | 140-180 | 63.5 - 82 | 7'4"-7'10" | 226 - 238 |
| 5'10"-6'2" | 177 - 189 | 150-200 | 68 - 91 | 7'10"-8'0" | 238 - 244 |
| 5'11"-6'3" | 180 - 193 | 170-220 | 77 - 100 | 7'11"-8'3" | 241 - 253 |
| 6'1"-6'6" | 186 - 201 | 190-260 | 86 - 118 | 8'1"-9'6" | 247 - 293 |
For children up to about 5’6” and about 100 pound we can recommend a smaller softtop board in the 5’6” to 6’0” range.
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