Hey i was wondering if anyone had a height and weight chart for surfboard size. A friend of mine that owns a surf shop was asking for a reference guide. Thanks for any help.
Austin
thats subjective but the naturalart web site has their own chart…funny thing is there’s no thickness spec’d.
it varies with the type/style of board being ridden. Rich Harbour provides a chart for each model he makes…check it out on his website.
Hilarious!
Owner of a surfshop, but can’t make up his own chart!
Funnier, what the heck do you need a chart for. It’s not rocket science, it’s personal preferences!
Look at the customer! Ask him if he can surf, skate, snowboard, and how dedicated he is, how much time he has, then recommend him the right sized board!
Bear in mind, almost every newbie says they’re athletic, and 90% are klutz’s who’ve never done sports at any level.
I’m hesitant to reply and agree with LeeDD that it is personal preference, but 5 minutes on google and I got this…
http://7thstreetsurfshop.com/145.htm
Innovative approach - select your weight and it gives you dimensions for different board types… don’t quote me on this site though, I don’t know if it is right because for what it said for my weight, I’d go a fraction shorter - as LeeDD said, “Personal Preference” 
-Cam
And this one is maybe a little better as it has length x width x height
I too agree LeeDD,
Another angle to this is pure maths. Just to address the floatation component.
Weight x Foam Density per cubic (foot metre litre) = X
X x Specific Gravity of the water to float in = Y
Y is the answer in cubic feet,metres,litres.
Now pour that volume into any shape and there’s your floatation ratio.
I actually made it all up, but if you know how to do it it could give some sort of answer…
Better not quit my day job yet, eh…day job…LOL…
cheers
Hicksy
Nice one Hicksy
The APS3000 software that is used for the APS3000 shaping machine actually gives you a measurement of the volume of the board in beers… now I’ve just gotta work out the correct ratio of beers to my body weight.
How do I calculate that?.. down to the pub, drink my fill and keep count? That’d be hard, I always loose count after about 6 beers
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I'm think this guy is off his rocker. If you put a 300 lb guy on a 10 longboard, the board would have to be 5 inch thick and 28 inchs wide. I'm 230lbs add a 3/2 wetsuit, and I'm working my butt off on a 10'6" longboard. Also for a beginer it would be even worce. I saw a body builder on a 11'long 24" wide and 3 3/4 thick longboard he was like 220 and a beginer. He was working his butt off and could just bairly get the think to move, and never did catch a wave. Harbours chart is a very good starting point, and for a beginer it is right on.I’m hesitant to reply and agree with LeeDD that it is personal preference, but 5 minutes on google and I got this…
http://7thstreetsurfshop.com/145.htm
Innovative approach - select your weight and it gives you dimensions for different board types… don’t quote me on this site though, I don’t know if it is right because for what it said for my weight, I’d go a fraction shorter - as LeeDD said, “Personal Preference”
-Cam
There are at least 3 problems with any chart:
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The author only really knows anything about one entry, the one that described his own size.
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The problem has too many dimensions to be able to chart it concisely. Rider height, rider weight, rider stance width, rider weighting preference … board length, board width, board thickness, board rocker, board foil.
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There are no rules and opinions are like bellybuttons.
I looked at all of the charts listed so far, and they are all dead wrong for me.
There are way too many variables for a chart like this to work and be accurate. I think that you just need to try out as many boards as possible and see what works for you personally