BEST SURFBOARDS OF 2011
SurfScience.com generates a list of the best surfboards every year based on ratings and reviews from real surfers. Over 5,000 ratings were used to come up with our list of the best surfboards for 2011.

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Surfboard Category Overall Ranking Popularity Performance
Brand, Model Class Class Rank Rank SS Score Pop Ranking Class Pop Rank↑ Ovrall Padd↓ Stab Speed Manu
Channel Island , Flyer Shortboard 3 7 92.57 1 1 7.1 7 7.2 6.9 7.1
Channel Island , Flyer II Shortboard 14 22 91.1 2 2 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.6
Channel Island , M13 Shortboard 4 8 92.34 5 3 7.2 7.7 7.4 7 6.5
21-13, Big Guy Shortboard 6 11 91.71 7 4 7 6.9 7.4 7.2 6.6
Firewire, Dominator Shortboard 1 2 93.73 8 5 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.3
Firewire, Alternator Shortboard 13 21 91.23 8 5 6.9 7 7.1 6.7 6.6
Firewire, Flexfire Shortboard 7 13 91.54 10 7 7.1 5.7 6.8 7.6 8.1
Channel Island , Ksmall Shortboard 2 5 92.81 11 8 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.4 7.4
Stretch, Fletcher Four Fin Shortboard 5 10 92.25 12 9 7.4 6.6 7.2 8.5 7.4
Channel Island , MBMs Shortboard 11 19 91.29 18 10 7.3 6.8 6.9 8 7.7
Lost, SDII Shortboard 15 23 90.74 18 10 7.1 6.3 7 7.5 7.7
T&C, Shortboard Shortboard 17 34 89.39 21 12 6.7 6.8 7.3 6.3 6.5
Lost, Rocket Shortboard 8 14 91.45 23 13 7.6 7.4 7.1 8.1 7.8
Firewire, Quadraflex Shortboard 12 20 91.28 23 13 7.5 6.6 6.8 8.4 8.5
Channel Island , Whip Shortboard 9 16 91.38 26 15 7.7 7.4 7.8 7.9 7.8
Channel Island , Kboard Shortboard 16 28 89.85 29 16 7.3 6.8 6.7 8 7.6
21-13, XX-Quad Shortboard 24 46 88.04 33 17 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.2
Surftech, Webber - Afterburner Shortboard 21 43 88.36 36 18 7 6.5 6.4 7.8 7.3
Lost, 5 Fin Shark Shortboard 10 18 91.33 37 19 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 7.7
Chilli, CN Curve Shortboard 25 48 87.74 37 19 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.9 7.2
JS Industries, Fat Fish 2 Model Shortboard 20 41 88.44 40 21 7.2 6.6 8.1 7.4 6.6
JS Industries, Combat Shortboard 26 49 87.72 40 21 6.9 6.6 7.1 6.7 7.1
Rusty , Redline Shortboard 28 53 87.52 45 23 7 6.3 6.3 7.4 8.2
Channel Island , Tangent Shortboard 19 40 88.54 49 24 7.6 7 7.3 8 8.2
Channel Island , Red Beauty Shortboard 29 54 87.49 49 24 7.2 7 7.5 7.7 6.7
JC Hawaii, NX-1 Shortboard 22 44 88.22 49 24 7.5 6.8 6.7 7.7 8.8
Byrne, Mullet Shortboard 23 45 88.11 54 27 7.7 8 8 7.3 7.5
Channel Island , M4 Shortboard 30 55 87.43 54 27 7.4 7.6 8 7.5 6.5
Channel Island , Fort Knox Shortboard 31 58 86.86 54 27 7.2 6.9 7.3 7.8 6.7
Channel Island , Rookie Shortboard 18 36 88.68 54 27 7.9 6.5 7.8 8.5 8.7
Surf Prescriptions, Pro II Shortboard 34 64 86.07 54 27 6.9 6.5 7.1 7.5 6.4
Channel Island , Proton Shortboard 27 50 87.66 54 27 7.5 6 7.3 8.2 8.5
Lost, F-1 Shortboard 40 75 85.05 54 27 6.5 6 5.8 6.7 7.3
21-13, Agent Shortboard 46 91 83.57 54 27 5.9 5.3 5.1 6.4 6.7
Sharp Eye, SB-1 Shortboard 36 66 85.91 64 35 7.3 7 7.2 7.8 7
JS Industries, Fly Boy Model Shortboard 39 69 85.66 64 35 7.2 6.6 7.4 7.6 7
Santa Cruz, Archy Pin Tail Shortboard 50 102 82.41 64 35 5.9 6 6 6 5.4
Channel Island , Black Beauty Shortboard 37 67 85.77 72 38 7.6 8 8 8 6.2
Sharp Eye, SBT-S Shortboard 35 65 85.91 72 38 7.6 8 7.3 7.8 7.3
Lost, Psycho Ward Shortboard 32 59 86.74 72 38 7.9 7.8 7.8 8 8.2
Channel Island , MBB Shortboard 44 89 83.82 72 38 6.8 7.1 7.3 6.4 6.2
JS Industries, Mark Shortboard 37 67 85.77 72 38 7.6 6.9 7.1 8 8.2
Surftech, Wayne Lynch - Freeform Shortboard 42 85 84.24 72 38 6.9 6.9 7.3 7.1 6.4
Channel Island , MBM+ Shortboard 45 90 83.69 72 38 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.7
Hawaiian Island Creation, Pilot Shortboard 49 101 82.6 85 45 6.9 7.5 7.8 6.3 6
Surftech, Channel Island - Flyer Shortboard 47 92 83.54 85 45 7.3 7.3 8.5 6.8 6.5
Lost, Stealth Shortboard 48 94 83.38 85 45 7.2 7 6 7.5 8.3
JS Industries, Parko Signature Shortboard 53 107 82.13 85 45 6.7 6.3 6.8 7.8 6
JS Industries, 300 KW Shortboard 52 105 82.29 85 45 6.8 6 6.3 7.5 7.3
Hawaiian Island Creation, Silver Bullet Shortboard 65 62 86.45 98 50 9 10 8 8 10
JS Industries, A15 Shortboard 62 122 80.91 98 50 6.8 6.9 7.1 6.6 6.6
Channel Island , Sashimi Shortboard 55 113 81.45 98 50 7 6.6 6.9 7.7 6.9
JC Hawaii, SD-3 Shortboard 57 115 81.27 98 50 6.9 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.4
Rusty, GT Shortboard 59 118 81.09 98 50 6.9 5.4 6 7.4 8.6
Lost, SDIII Shortboard 43 86 84.15 111 55 8.7 8 8 9.3 9.3
M10, Magic Carpet Shortboard 56 114 81.44 111 55 7.6 8 7.3 7.7 7.3
Stewart , S-Winger Shortboard 54 111 81.86 111 55 7.8 8 8.3 7.7 7
Stretch, Rat Skate Shortboard 63 124 80.81 111 55 7.3 7.7 6.7 8 7
Surftech, Stretch - F4 Shortboard 41 84 84.36 111 55 8.8 7.7 8.3 9.7 9.3
JC Hawaii, The Flying Pig Shortboard 65 129 80.4 111 55 7.2 7.3 7.3 7 7
JS Industries, Nitro Shortboard 66 131 80.19 111 55 7.1 7 7 7 7.3
Rusty, Terminator Shortboard 64 126 80.61 111 55 7.3 7 7.3 8 6.7
Channel Island , A6 Shortboard 60 120 81.02 111 55 7.4 6.7 7 8.3 7.7
Firewire, TAJ Pro Model Shortboard 71 139 78.73 111 55 6.5 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7
21-13, G-bomb Shortboard 72 140 78.31 111 55 6.3 6.3 6.3 6 6.7
Surf Prescriptions, F-85 Shortboard 72 140 78.31 111 55 6.3 6 6.7 6.3 6.3
Rusty, Battail Quad Shortboard 67 134 79.98 111 55 7 5.7 7.3 8 7
JS Industries, Bruce Irons - Signature Shortboard 69 136 79.15 111 55 6.7 5.3 5.3 8.3 7.7
Channel Island , Machado Model Shortboard 75 147 77.48 111 55 6 4.3 4.3 7.3 8
Channel Island , Big Willy Shortboard 58 117 81.14 133 70 8.5 8.8 8.8 8.4 8
Cole, Fire Fly Shortboard 51 103 82.39 133 70 9 8.8 9.2 9.2 8.8
Dan Taylor, The Legend Shortboard 68 135 79.39 133 70 7.8 8 8 8 7.2
Surftech, Channel Island - Flyer II Shortboard 77 151 77.14 133 70 6.9 7.6 7.2 6.8 6
Xanadu, Matt Rockhold Model - Surftech Shortboard 77 151 77.14 133 70 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.2
21-13, Quadra Shortboard 74 143 77.89 133 70 7.2 6.4 6.8 8 7.6
Surftech, Webber - Squash Shortboard 83 164 76.14 133 70 6.5 5.6 5.6 6 8.8
Xanadu, X Model (15/16/17) Shortboard 80 155 76.89 133 70 6.8 5.6 5.6 7.6 8.4
Bert Burger - Sunova, Magic Carpet Shortboard 61 121 80.97 165 79 9.9 10 10 10 9.5
Bert Burger - Sunova, Nitro Shortboard 76 150 77.22 165 79 8.4 9 8.5 8 8
Surftech, Webber - Fatburner Shortboard 81 157 76.59 165 79 8.1 9 8.5 8 7
Becker, Hornet Shortboard 79 153 76.9 165 79 8.3 8.5 8 8.5 8
JS Industries, Jordy Smith - Signature Shortboard 81 157 76.59 165 79 8.1 8.5 7.5 8.5 8
Channel Island , Tknox Shortboard 84 169 75.65 165 79 7.8 7.5 7 8.5 8
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