Hi there,

Can anyone offer some advice on an surf orientated SUP board?

I have been riding my 11' Naish Nalu (175L) and loving it, however, the last couple of times I have tried to take a fast steepening section on a 1-2ft pointbreak I have come out injured. Once with broken ribs, and this week with a gash and banged up knee. I feel that I got caught too far forward on the board and high up on the wave, which flipped the board over and collecting me on the rail/fins. Each time I think the size of the board on the shape of the wave helped contribute to this.

Don't get me wrong, I've had this board out on overhead waves with late takeoffs and made drops complete with fins humming the board loves it, but the wave has been more of a gentler rolling shape than the steep/hollower kind.I have been surfing/kitesurfing at an intermediate level for years, and SUP the last couple. Had a 10'6 Nalu, loved it, sold it for the 11' Nalu as an all rounder to cruise with the dog on board and also surf with. I am 5'6 at 82kg, 38yo and decent fitness.

I have been looking at the Sunova lineup - maybe a Creek or Steeze. I'm just not sure how many liters would work. Being in Tassie there is limited demo opportunity... What boards are similar sized people riding and finding paddle ok in surf, and hold a wave?

Thanks for any help!

Chasing some direction on which SUP would be suitable to catch small 2ft waves on, and flatwater paddle with the pup. I've done some forum & web searching and am getting confused between the different year models/board models for various brands. And I'm not that keen on inflatables.

It would be 50/50 surf and flatwater, I am at 85kgs and with the 14kg border collie we approach 100kgs combined mass. Have a 10'6 Nalu GT and at 160L volume we struggled on the last flatwater paddle when some very small cross chop picked up and pup wanting to lean out over the side to look at everything!

Suggestions? I've been reading up on the larger Nalu's, and the Starboard Boards.

cheers