Hey surf stars, what's a good kite/board combo for going/staying upwind easily in choppy sideonshore surf. Interested in what design features or attributes the board should have i.e. length, width, thickness, rocker, rails, tail shape, bottom contours, fins etc to have great upwind ability but still able to rip the wave as well (or am I dreaming)

No doubt heaps of variables but assuming typical beach surf 2 - 6ft, riding strapless. Appreciate your comments and look forward to some interesting replies.

Hi

Just wondering if anyone has any advice on boards for waves.

I am 93kg, intermediate kiter (unstrapped in waves), decent surfer. Mostly ride in Perth slop, but get down south fairly regularly.

I am looking for a kite board that is similar to the board that i surf, something that is light, but also something that i wont destroy in a few kites. I typically surf something around 6.3, 19.5, 2.5. I am struggling to find a kite board around these dimensions. I like the look of the North boards (WAM etc), particularly 2012 given the weight reductions, but they don't really produce anything as big as i want.

So far, i have just been buying cheap surfboards and destroying them pretty quick.

Anyone got any ideas?

Cheers