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Our Top Choice
Gold Coast Surfboards Heritage Foam Surfboard
Gold Coast Surfboards is among the best there is in this industry. It focuses on quality and has amazing customer service.
Available as a package. Made using mold and vacuum sealed technology. Nose rocker. Squash tail with rubber bumper. Croc skin textured deck.
Some say the thickness takes some getting used to.
Beginner 220lbs/Expert 250lbs
8 feet 8 inches
Croc-skin textured IXPE
Soft top screw-in fins
Blue, Green or White
Best Value
Catch Surf Beater Pro Surfboard
Catch Surf is a California-based company founded in 2007. They have a team of highly enthusiastic surfers who love to push the boundaries in surfing and translate that to their products.
Many graphics to choose from. Dual maple ply wood stringers. Water resistant core. High-density bottom. HDPE Slick skin. PE deck. Twin-channel crescent tail. Tapered d-rails.
Unfortunately, some customers’ boards arrived without fins.
Not specified
54 x 20 x 2.5 inches
8lb PE deck
4-inch Beater PRO Keel fins
Multiple graphics available
Bic Sport G-Board EVO Soft Foam Surfboard
BIC Sport is a world-renowned company in water and other sports. It boasts of being the first company to design the molded surfboard over 20 years ago.
Soft board and a twin fin construction makes it light and safe.
Doesn’t have a traction pad.
Up to 165lbs
Available in 6, 8 or 9 feet
Soft 'No Wax' deck
Thruster tri fins
Orange
Wavestorm 8’ Classic Foam Surfboard
Wavestorm is one of the most recognizable surfboard brands in the US. Their products include 7, 8 and 9-foot surfboards as well as SUP boards and skimboards.
Durable and strong EPS construction. 3 marine-ply stringers. Removable bolt-thru fins. Ankle leash included. Non-slip traction pad. Patented graphic film technology.
200lbs capacity is not as high as some other brands.
Up to 200lbs
8' x 22.5 x 3.25 inches
WBS-IXL soft crosslink top
Bolt thru thruster fin set
Brushed or sunburst graphic
Liquid Shredder Fish Foam Surfboard
Liquid Shredder specializes in the manufacture of surfboards, skimboards, SUP paddleboards and bodyboards.
Great for children/beginners up to 95lbs. EPS core. EPE forgiving, soft deck. Wood stringers. Heat laminated construction. Slick bottom. Retro shape.
Size might be small for some people’s taste.
Beginners up to 95lbs
5'10'' x 21 x 2.5 inches
Soft, EPE deck
Twin removable fins
Blue, red or yellow