Guides
Everything worth knowing before you hand a stranger four hundred dollars for a board. Written for someone standing on a footpath in Canggu with ten minutes and no idea what they are looking at.
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How to check a used surfboard before you buy it
A 10-minute inspection that finds the problems worth walking away from: water in the foam, delamination, buckles, and repairs that were done badly.
5 minute read
Surfboard volume: what the litres mean and how many you need
What surfboard volume measures, why two boards of the same length can differ by more than double, and how many litres you need for your weight and level.
4 minute read
Types of surfboards: 9 shapes and who they suit
Shortboard, fish, groveler, twin fin, step-up, midlength, funboard, longboard and soft top: what each type of surfboard is for, how long it is and who it suits.
9 minute read
Learn to surf in Bali: camp, school or your own board
Surf camp, surf school or a board of your own: what each gives you, where beginners learn in Bali, what a lesson costs, and which board to ride after the lessons.
4 minute read
Best surfboard for beginners: which first board to buy
The best surfboard for a beginner is a type and a size: a soft top, a big funboard or a longboard with close to your bodyweight in litres. How to choose yours.
6 minute read
Used surfboard price guide 2026: what a board is worth
What used boards ask today, by type and by condition, next to what the same boards cost new. Live figures from the used boards listed on SurfPoint, and five steps to price one.
8 minute read
What a used board costs in Bali
What used boards ask in Bali today, in rupiah and in dollars, how to read the prices sellers write in the groups, and what moves a board up or down its band.
5 minute read
Used surfboard scams: how a board sale goes wrong
How used surfboard scams work for buyers and sellers: the deposit, the borrowed photo, the overpayment and the WhatsApp code, and the one habit that stops them.
7 minute read
Surfboard delamination: how to spot it on a used board
Delamination is the fibreglass coming away from the foam. How to find it with your thumb and a low light, how to tell it from pressure dents and water damage, and what it means for the price.
6 minute read
FCS vs Futures: which fins fit which surfboard
How to tell FCS, FCS II and Futures apart on a used board, which fins fit which box, what a new set costs, and what each fin setup needs.
7 minute read
How to care for and store a surfboard in the tropics
Heat does more damage to a board here than surfing does. What a hot car and the sun do to it, the routine after a surf, and how to store one between trips.
5 minute read
What a repaired ding does to resale price
How much repairs actually take off a used surfboard in Bali, which ones buyers forgive, and which ones halve the price.
2 minute read
Selling a used board so it actually sells
The four things that decide whether a listing gets answered: the volume, the photographs, an honest account of the damage, and a price you worked out rather than hoped for.
5 minute read
Buy a surfboard in Bali, sell it before you fly
Renting or buying, where to find a used surfboard in Bali, getting it around on a scooter, and selling it again before your flight without giving it away.
7 minute read
Flying home with a board you bought in Bali
Airline board fees out of Denpasar, what a board bag has to survive, and when selling the board is cheaper than flying it.
2 minute read
Surfboard insurance: what pays for a snapped or stolen board
Which policy pays when a board is stolen, crushed on a flight or snapped in the surf, the clauses that decide a claim, and when a used board is worth insuring.
6 minute read
Who pays when you get hurt surfing in Bali
A fin, the reef or the scooter ride to the break can put you in a Bali hospital, and the first thing the desk asks is who pays. What to check in your travel insurance before you paddle out.
4 minute read
There is also a volume calculator, which answers the one question everyone asks first.
Work out your volume
Two questions. It gives you a litre range and takes you straight to the boards inside it.