The surfboard volume calculator
The concept of surfboard volume is increasingly popular, although it has been used in windsurfing for a long time. Buoyancy is, in fact, a critical factor when it comes paddling and gliding. For several decades, shapers wrote three main specs on the back of their surfboards. They were length, width and thickness. Volume, in liters, was […]
The concept of surfboard volume is increasingly popular, although it has been used in windsurfing for a long time. Buoyancy is, in fact, a critical factor when it comes paddling and gliding. For several decades, shapers wrote three main specs on the back of their surfboards. They were length, width and thickness. Volume, in liters, was never there. Recently, former pro surfer John Whitney Guild proposed the inclusion of the volume ratio to rider weight in our surfboard knowledge, so that surfers could easily choose the best surfboard for themselves.
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The surfboard volume calculator
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