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20 surfboard Models to ride this summer

If the good weather got you thinking about your next summer board, look no furtherer: we have just the right recommendations for you.

 

From super fun grovelers to high performance rockets, the list bellow will have you covered for next season.
 
Everyone’s looking for their all-time summer experience, a silver bullet that will open their eyes to new ways of looking at onshore, gutless waves. But which one to buy?
 
In the list bellow, you will find all the technical and practical information you need to make the best-suited summer board purchase.
 
Offerings include new sleds by Chilli, JR’s team favorite summer shapes, the latest developments from the guys at Rusty, Town & Country flawless designs and WANTED Shapes high-tech models.
 
Here’s 20 opportunities to find the board of your dreams. These are the latest and most popular surfboard outlines from some of the best shapers internationally, who have combined new innovations to amazing existing shapes.
 
Twenty sizzling sweet pieces of board candy – one is right for you!

Note1: Models have been ordered alphabetically
Note2: Words have been provided by the shapers themselves

 

Cherry Peppa by Chilli Surfboards

STARTING FROM 605€

Keeping the Peppa series alive, Chilli has the Cherry Peppa. It features a similar bottom to the Red Peppa, slight single down to a very strong double concave and V out through the tail. The V bottom really compliments this board as it has a very flat rocker (which allows it to be uber fast) making the transition from rail to rail nice and simple. Think, the days you rock up and it's 1 foot summer slop, you won't be driving home without salty hair and a smile on your face if you have this board in the quiver. It's the ultimate summer pal. Equiped with a 5 fin option for your choice of a quad set-up (which we highly recommend on a point break) or a thruster set-up for that shorey bash we all love to go for. Drop 5-6 inches from your shortboard (or 2-3 inches from your Rare Bird). This board has area for paddle power and stability for all levels of surfing.

 

Chew Toy by Rusty Surfboards

STARTING FROM 625€

Rusty considers the Chew Toy to be the ideal "step-up groveler or hybrid", as it will handle a much broader range of waves and conditions than most other boards in those categories. Derived from Rusty's long time favorite Piranha, the Chew Toy features a few modern tweaks to improve the performance and versatility. The deck configuration allows us to pack in some additional liters for better paddling proficiency, and the tighter tail template and additional rocker when compared to traditional grovelers improves the performance. Key to the Chew Toy's improved performance is the alternative materials and construction: the use of an EPS core, epoxy glassing, carbon on stringer and its rail architecture gives the board progressive flex through the nose and tail while maximizing torsional flex. This multi-plane flexing creates a positive lively feel that sets it apart from anything else.

 

Churro by Chilli Surfboards

STARTING FROM 605€

James Cheal needed a board to fit in Chilli Surfboards range that caters small waves, is forgiving, has a big generous sweet spot and performs. He had the perfect board right under his nose for over a year. The Churro is designed mainly from Mitch Coleborn's WQS small wave contest board. It's like a squashed down Spawn (the outline, that is) and combined with a much flatter rocker. Let's break it down for you: the Churro has a semi wide outline with a rounded square tail but not too wide that it can't be surfed with performance, just enough to be paddle friendly in the small stuff and carry momentum through the fat sections. The rocker is gentle through the nose all the way to the tail, enough curve in the board to fit the curl of a small wave and still generate speed when doing so. Single concave under the front foot all the way back through to behind the rear fin. All paired with a neat 5 fin setup. We recommend riding this board at your favorite performance board volume or .5 higher. If you're familiar with the Nevada drop 2 inches or the Spawn drop 3 inches.

  

According to surf media 'Stab', the Churro was selected as the best 2017 summer board by Taj Burrow, Chippa Wilson and Craig Anderson.

 

Cousin It by JR Surfboards

STARTING FROM 505€

Closely related to the Boxsta and fused with the Voodoo’s coffin tail and bottom contours, this model has a flatter tail rocker than the Boxsta which drives through flatter sections and keeps speed on the open face. The pulled in tail allows for ease of turns, while the extra volume allows for paddle speed. To be ridden 3-4 inches shorter than your standard pro series dimensions and performs best in 2-4 foot waves.

 

Dozer by Rusty Surfboards

STARTING FROM 625€

The Dozer is the high-performance shortboard that eats mediocre waves for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It packs about as much volume as possible into the shortboard outline, with a couple unique tweaks that keep it lively. It's the chine in the rail near the forward fins and the accentuated V through the tail that really keep this board ahead of the pack. Ride it 3 to 5 inches smaller than your regular shortboard, and in anything knee to head high.

 

dRaGon by WANTED Shapes

STARTING FROM 529,99€

This board is a small wave machine. Its feather-like weight and great maneuverability allow you to fit maneuvers in any tiny piece of wave. It’s like having a cloud under your feet while still feeling secure enough to perform a deep bottom-turn or bust a crazy air. Thanks to its vacuum construction, the glassing job on a dRaGon is twice as light as those on regular surfboards, and more compact. The vacuum construction also improves the board endurance and durability. The Flowtech bottom reduces friction between the board and the ocean generating extra speed and fluidity. The original Flowtech bottomed model by WANTED Shapes will get you furtherer on waves, and faster. It surfs best in 1-3ft waves. Ultralight and extra durable for modern surfing lovers. Flowtech, tail patch and 5 fin system included.

 

Dwart by Rusty Surfboards

STARTING FROM 625€

This board literally walks on water. Better yet, runs on water. We're talking easy paddling, a fast ride, effortless glide and lip blasting vertical capabilities, all packed into one board. The Dwart takes the basic elements of a modern Fish and fuses them with a few high-performance design techniques to take it to the next level. You want a board that does it all? Get yourself a Dwart.

 

Heckler by Rusty Surfboards

STARTING FROM 625€

The Heckler is a Fish with some new ideas. Rusty has utilized a "fishy" outline with a shallow dovetail and pronounced wing to produce a lightening fast small wave wonder. The proven Venturi bottom design that has been so well received on two of Rusty's other models, the Rooster and the Hustler, adds a new dimension for fishing and Fish lovers.

 

Jump Off by Town & Country Surfboards

STARTING FROM 555€

This Fish is your ultimate, easy to ride, performance wave catcher. The Jump Off is stock with a five fins set-up offering thruster or quad options. Order 3" to 4" shorter, 1/2" to 3/4" wider and 1/4" to 3/8" thicker.

 

Miami Spice by Chilli Surfboards

STARTING FROM 605€

 

This board takes small wave surfing to a whole new level. A "fun" level for beginners, a "progressive" level for intermediate surfers and a "shredding" level for advanced surfers when the conditions aren't looking to flash. Having width in the outline for paddle power and carry through the flat sections of the wave. A new Double Bump (or aka double flyer) into a Chilli signature Thumb Tail. This allows the tail end of the board to be neatly pulled in so it performs in the pocket part of the wave very nicely, very easily. A slight Single Concave between the feet for speed and V out behind the back fin for easy transition from rail to rail. Choose your Thruster or Quad setup (it comes with 5 plugs for your convenience), your desired volume (we recommend 2-3 liters higher then your general shortboard) and your away. You have to experience the Miami Spice!

 

Muffin Top by Rusty Surfboards

STARTING FROM 625€

The Muffin Top is a board that will maximize your fun on sloppy days while serving you well when the conditions clean up. Rusty has cherry picked the past to combine a proven full outline, boxy rails and clean curve to produce a maximum planing area design. Rusty's lowest rocker vehicle, this is a wide squash with corners. The flat deck and angular rails pay homage to the "surf skates" of the past, but the modern bottom combination of a light roll in the nose with a single to double concave that ends with a light V off the tail gives the Muffin Top everything necessary for a modern approach to groveling.

 

Peri Peri by Chilli Surfboards

STARTING FROM 605€

Combining a high performance shortboard with a small wave board never felt so good! This is the board that fits right between Chilli's Spawn and Rare Bird models. It's the board you will ride 80% of the time over summer. Designed for 2-5 feet surf. Its smooth outline with no bumps or hips allows hold in a little heavier surf, contrasted with a unique single concave to V bottom in the tail area makes speed/drive with looseness. This is a high performance small/medium wave board. A must have. We recommend dropping 1-2 inches from your Spawn model or choose the literage closest to your current fav.

 

Piña Colada by Chilli Surfboards

STARTING FROM 605€

The piña colada is a sweet cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut and pineapple juice, served blended or shaken with ice. It may be garnished with a pineapple wedge and a novelty umbrella. Just as tasty as the drink itself, this board is designed to put the fun back into summer slush, point breaks and if you dress it with the right fins almost all conditions. It's got area through the whole body of the board making the deck flat but nice and low in the rail line. The wide nose is for paddling and pushing through flat sections. The tail end is heavily inspired from the classic twin fin era. Single flyers level with the side fins creating the break in the outline and allows curve into the narrower swallow tail so it can perform in the pocket. The ultimate blend! We recommend riding it 3-4 liters more than your desired volume or dropping 3-5 inches from your desired shortboard.

 

Rare Bird by Chilli Surfboards

STARTING FROM 605€

 

After years of building the Birds Eye and Toucan Chilli models for all types of waves and surfers comes the Rare Bird. It features the rocker and bottom from the Toucan. Single concave from the front foot back to a double concave and slight V out through the back fin for easy transition. Wide point a little forward in this board allows a really nice rail line that creates drive. Combining that with a medium rail and pulled in thumb tail, this board screams versatility. Quin fin setup has proven a huge plus with this model allowing it to perform in small stuff right up to head high barrels. Chilli basically built this board from Mitch Coleborn's favorite Toucan in which he rode in a 5'4'' with a 5'6'' width and thickness. To break that down Chilli suggests dropping 1-2 inches from the Toucan or 4-5 inches from your shortboard.

 

Rooster by Rusty Surfboards

STARTING FROM 625€

The Rooster came about because of a "what if" conversation with some of the Rusty team. It was loosely based on the Hustler. Rusty changed the outline, rocker and venturi configuration, so that the board would fit better in rounder waves but still retain its performance in everyday surf. P.S. it was named after an enormous Jersey Giant Rooster who claims every morning - loudly!!!

 

Sardine by JR Surfboards

STARTING FROM 515€

 

This board is angled more at performance than its brother, the Wharfie, with less outline area and a more refined rail. You’ll get the performance but still have the flow and speed of the Wharfie. Its super flat rocker with single concave to V with double is super quick off the mark and smooth as silk through turns. The Sardine goes best in 1-3ft waves, it should be ridden 7-8 inches shorter than your regular Pro Series and with between 1 and 11/2 litres more volume.

 

Smoothie by Rusty Surfboards

STARTING FROM 625€

The Piranha was one of Rusty's most popular designs. It was primarily built for small surf, but it ended up being a very versatile board. Rusty has re-tooled this design with a clean, full, round pin, and are calling it the Smoothie. It has a timeless outline designed to accommodate a wide range of conditions. The bottom starts with a slight roll in the nose transitioning to a light single through the center. This shallow single blends into a sunken double concave in front of the fins and an elevated double concave between the fins that finally ends in a double barrel V of the tail. If you can't appreciate the tech talk, just know that the board surf fast & smooth.

 

The Hustler by Rusty Surfboards

STARTING FROM 625€

The Hustler is considered by many to be that magical board. It's 7 parts shortboard, 3 parts Fish and 100% hustler. A fuller outline with a lower rocker throughout = Pure Speed. Venturi bottom provides lift, maneuverability and control. The low rocker all the way through maximizes surface area and makes for quick paddling and a fast ride. Throw it all together with a master's touch and the result is a turbo-charged, high performance board that feels like it's working hard for you, and is always ready to rock. Hence, the Hustler.

 

Voodoo by JR Surfboards

STARTING FROM 515€

 

The Voodoo has been one of JR's most exciting and successful models yet. Designed with high performance in mind, the Voodoo comes standard as a tri-quad set up for versatility. The Voodoo has a flat entry rocker to a very flat tail rocker. Its plan shape being wide through the nose with a wide rounded diamond tail or 'coffin tail', unique to the Voodoo model. The plan shape gives this board plenty of paddle speed and ability to catch waves with ease. The wide coffin tail gives a smooth feel through turns and performs unbelievably in small to medium waves. The bottom shape consists of single concave running from the nose through to deep single double and a slight V off the tail. This combination gives the Voodoo ridiculous amounts of down the line speed and the smoothest transition through turns. This is the modern day performance fish and a must have board. Suitable for 1-4 feet waves and ridden 6 inches shorter than your pro series dimensions.

 

Wraptor by JR Surfboards

STARTING FROM 595€

A modern classic, built for small waves, the Wraptor is your perfect summer pal. It’s been created as a board that not only grovels but will also surf progressively in a steep pocket. It has a super flat rocker through the back end for speed, however the late V off the tail lets the board pivot without losing any drive. Roddy lifted the rail line rocker up front enough to make it forgiving when you want it on rail. The nose area has been pulled in more than originally planned, and by narrowing the nose area it gains rail-to-rail ability without catching an edge. Underneath is a single, double concave to V off the tail. The swallow tail offers quick response while maintaining width for release in steep sections and stability in flatter sections. Pushing the fins to be more vertical than usual has given the board more drive. When riding a board with such a short rail line, this fin set up gives the board the feel of a more high performance shortboard with all the benefits and attributes of a proper grovel board... A true all rounder built for summer. The Wraptor should be ridden 4 to 5 inches shorter than your standard shortboard.

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