Our Foam Surfboard Guides
Learning to surf and choosing your gear, explained simply
How to learn to surf and how to pick your gear are the two questions that come up at the start, every time. We have gathered here everything we know about surfing on a foam board, from your first moves in the whitewater to choosing the right board. Every guide is written for beginners, with no needless jargon.
Learning to surf
The techniques, in the order you actually learn them.
How to surf: the complete guide
The starting point, with the volume calculator and the order to learn things in.
How to paddle
The paddling technique that decides whether you catch the wave or not.
Nail your pop up
The pop up broken into three steps, and how to drill it on dry land.
Reading waves
Watching the water before you paddle out, so you pick the right ones.
Line-up etiquette
Where to sit and the right of way rules you need to know.
The bottom turn
The first manoeuvre after the pop up, the one that opens up the wave.
How long it takes
How long to stand up, hold a wave, and move to a hard board.
Choosing your gear
Board, fins, leash, wetsuit: what actually matters.
Choosing a foam surfboard
Volume, size and build: the full method, with a calculator.
A question these guides do not answer? Our team surfs foam boards all year round and is happy to help.
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