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
Walden , Magic Model Longboard 1 9 92.34 4 1 7.1 7.6 7.7 6.9 6.3
Channel Island , Pod Hybrid 1 1 93.93 3 1 7.7 7.8 8 7.5 7.5
Rusty, Piranha Hybrid 3 6 92.66 6 1 7.3 7.8 7.9 7 6.7
Channel Island , Waterhog Funboard 1 12 91.63 12 1 7.2 8 7.9 6.9 5.9
Channel Island , Fishcuit Fish 1 3 93.46 15 1 8.1 8.7 7.9 8.8 6.9
Channel Island , Flyer II Shortboard 14 22 91.1 2 2 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.6
Lost, Round Nose Fish Fish 2 24 90.47 21 2 7.1 7.2 7.3 6.8 7.3
Mctavish, Fireball Evolution Longboard 2 17 91.37 14 2 7.2 7.4 7.3 7 7
Rusty, Piranha Quad Hybrid 4 15 91.39 18 2 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.8 7
Becker, LC-3 Funboard 2 25 90.39 15 2 6.8 7.6 7.8 6.4 5.6
Channel Island , Biscuit Hybrid 2 4 92.89 15 2 7.8 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.8
Hess , Quintara Fish 5 42 88.38 26 3 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.5
Santa Cruz, Pumpkin Seed Hybrid 5 32 89.58 29 3 7.1 7.3 7.2 7 7
Channel Island , M13 Shortboard 4 8 92.34 5 3 7.2 7.7 7.4 7 6.5
Mctavish, Carver Funboard 4 31 89.61 28 3 7.1 7.7 7.5 7.1 6.2
Channel Island , Robber Hybrid 13 98 83.05 98 3 7.6 8 7.4 8.3 6.9
Surftech, Hawaiian Pro Design - Egg Funboard 6 56 87.27 40 4 6.7 6.1 6.6 7.1 7
21-13, Big Guy Shortboard 6 11 91.71 7 4 7 6.9 7.4 7.2 6.6
Rusty, Desert Island Hybrid 7 63 86.2 40 4 6.3 6.9 7.7 5.7 4.9
Firewire, Quadfish Fish 4 30 89.66 33 4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.9 6.9
Lost, Round Nosh Fish Quad Fish 3 29 89.81 33 4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.8 7.2
Mctavish, Original Longboard 4 33 89.51 29 4 7.1 7.7 7.7 6.4 6.7
Channel Island , MSF Hybrid 15 116 81.23 111 4 7.5 8 8 7.3 6.7
Surftech, Robert August - What I Ride Longboard 3 26 90.06 29 4 7.3 8.1 8.3 7 5.9
Firewire, Alternator Shortboard 13 21 91.23 8 5 6.9 7 7.1 6.7 6.6
Stewart , Funboard Funboard 7 57 86.94 45 5 6.8 7.7 7.2 6.9 5.4
Rusty, Dwart Hybrid 6 35 89.06 45 5 7.7 8 7.7 7.7 7.2
Firewire, Dominator Shortboard 1 2 93.73 8 5 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.3
Bing, Synchronizer Hybrid 19 161 76.28 165 5 8 8.5 9 7.5 7
Surftech, McCoy - Nugget Funboard 3 27 90.02 45 5 8 8.6 9.1 8 6.5
Becker, Hybrid Hybrid 10 77 84.91 64 6 6.9 7 6.4 7 7
Stewart , Hydro Hull Longboard 8 47 87.99 37 6 6.9 7.2 7.3 6.8 6.1
Hynson , Black Knight Quad Fish 6 52 87.53 64 6 7.9 8.4 7.6 8.6 7
Firewire, Flexfire Shortboard 7 13 91.54 10 7 7.1 5.7 6.8 7.6 8.1
Firewire, Futura Hybrid 12 87 84.1 72 7 6.9 6 6.2 7.6 7.8
9 Fish, Yellow Tail Fish 8 96 83.07 85 7 7.1 6.8 7 7 7.5
Surftech, Quad Fish Fish 8 96 83.07 85 7 7.1 7 6.8 8.5 6
Surftech, Soul Fish Fish 13 112 81.66 85 7 6.5 7.3 7.3 6 5.5
Surftech, Bear - Fat Arse Wombat Funboard 5 51 87.6 49 7 7.3 7.5 8 6.7 6.8
Robert August, RA Retro Single Fin Longboard 10 61 86.56 40 7 6.4 7.6 7.6 5.3 5.3
T&C, Modern Longboard Longboard 18 83 84.37 49 8 6 6.3 6.5 5.5 5.5
Mark Richards, Super Twin Hybrid 8 70 85.41 85 8 8 7.5 7.5 8.3 8.8
Channel Island , Ksmall Shortboard 2 5 92.81 11 8 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.4 7.4
9 Fish, Barracuda Hybrid 9 76 84.94 85 8 7.8 8 7.8 8 7.5
Surftech, Robert August - Corky Carroll Funboard 13 167 75.89 133 9 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4
Stretch, Fletcher Four Fin Shortboard 5 10 92.25 12 9 7.4 6.6 7.2 8.5 7.4
Stewart , Funboard Comp Funboard 13 167 75.89 133 9 6.4 6.8 7.6 5.6 5.6
Surftech, Yater - Fun Board Funboard 11 164 76.14 133 9 6.5 8 7.6 5.2 5.2
Stewart , Hydro Glide - Longboard Longboard 6 38 88.57 54 9 7.9 8.2 8 7.6 7.6
Degree33, Stepping Stone Funboard 10 160 76.39 133 9 6.6 8.4 7.6 5.2 5.2
Infinity, Cluster Longboard 6 38 88.57 54 9 7.9 8.4 8.5 7.5 7.1
Lost, SDII Shortboard 15 23 90.74 18 10 7.1 6.3 7 7.5 7.7
Gordon and Smith, Magic Fish Fish 16 127 80.55 98 10 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.3 7.1
Channel Island , MBMs Shortboard 11 19 91.29 18 10 7.3 6.8 6.9 8 7.7
9 Fish, Clownfish Fish 16 127 80.55 98 10 6.6 6.9 6.9 6.3 6.6
Xanadu, Fish Fish 12 109 81.98 98 10 7.2 8 7.4 7.1 6.3
9 Fish, Seared Ahi Fish 7 93 83.41 98 10 7.8 8.6 7.7 8.3 6.6
Fletcher Chouinard Designs, Quark Hybrid 14 109 81.98 98 10 7.2 9.1 5.7 7.7 6.3
Becker, Mike Gee X Series Longboard 13 73 85.16 64 11 7 7 7.2 6.6 7
9 Fish, Beluga Hybrid 17 145 77.64 133 11 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.2 6.4
Becker, LC-3 Over 8 Longboard 15 77 84.91 64 11 6.9 7.8 8.6 5.6 5.4
Becker, San Onofre Longboard 16 79 84.78 64 11 6.8 7.8 8.2 6.6 4.6
Surftech, Rusty - Piranha Hybrid 16 132 80.14 133 11 8.1 8.4 8.8 8.4 6.8
Bert Burger - Sunova, 8 Ball Hybrid 11 82 84.39 133 11 9.8 9.6 9.6 10 10
T&C, Shortboard Shortboard 17 34 89.39 21 12 6.7 6.8 7.3 6.3 6.5
Firewire, Quadraflex Shortboard 12 20 91.28 23 13 7.5 6.6 6.8 8.4 8.5
Walden Surfboards, Mini Magic Foam Funboard 12 166 75.97 165 13 7.9 7 9.5 7.5 7.5
Lost, Rocket Shortboard 8 14 91.45 23 13 7.6 7.4 7.1 8.1 7.8
Walden Surfboards, Superwide Foam Funboard 9 157 76.59 165 13 8.1 9 9.5 7 7
Steve Boysen, Zeppelin Fish 19 140 78.31 111 14 6.3 6.7 8 6 4.7
Channel Island , Skinny Fish Fish 15 124 80.81 111 14 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7
Chemistry, Boombastik Hybrid 20 161 76.28 165 14 8 7.5 8.5 7.5 8.5
Becker, UFO Longboard 11 71 85.35 72 14 7.4 8.4 8 7.3 5.8
Infinity, Secret Weapon Longboard 14 74 85.07 72 14 7.3 8.4 8.4 6.4 5.8
Becker, Speed Shape Hybrid 18 153 76.9 165 14 8.3 8.5 8 9 7.5
Larry Mabile, Twinzer Fish Fish 10 99 82.9 111 14 8.2 8.7 9 8.7 6.3
Infinity, Rad Noserider Longboard 9 59 86.74 72 14 7.9 8.9 8.9 6.9 7.1
Gordon and Smith, Classic Noserider Longboard 11 71 85.35 72 14 7.4 9.3 8.7 6.4 5.1
Surftech, Nino Miranda Longboard 19 87 84.1 72 14 6.9 10 8.7 6 2.9
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
JC Hawaii, Stingray Fish 14 123 80.89 133 17 8.4 8 8.4 8.4 8.8
Larry Mabile, Quad Fish Fish 18 137 79.14 133 17 7.7 8.8 7.6 8.4 6
Catch Surf, Y-Quad Fish 11 103 82.39 133 17 9 9.6 8.8 8.8 8.8
Surftech, Webber - Afterburner Shortboard 21 43 88.36 36 18 7 6.5 6.4 7.8 7.3
Chilli, CN Curve Shortboard 25 48 87.74 37 19 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.9 7.2
Firewire, Flexflight Longboard 23 107 82.13 85 19 6.7 7.3 7.5 6.3 5.8
Lost, 5 Fin Shark Shortboard 10 18 91.33 37 19 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 7.7
Stewart , Colin Pro Longboard 17 81 84.48 85 19 7.6 8.5 8.3 7 6.8
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
Hobie, Peter Pan Slug Longboard 24 118 81.09 98 21 6.9 8.6 8.6 5.1 5.1
Rusty , Redline Shortboard 28 53 87.52 45 23 7 6.3 6.3 7.4 8.2
Walden Surfboards, Compact Disk Foam Longboard 30 149 77.27 111 23 5.9 6.3 7 5.3 5
Surftech, Mickey Munoz - Glide Longboard 20 95 83.31 111 23 8.3 9.7 9.7 9.3 4.7
JC Hawaii, NX-1 Shortboard 22 44 88.22 49 24 7.5 6.8 6.7 7.7 8.8
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
Mctavish, F4 Longboard 27 143 77.89 133 25 7.2 6.4 7.2 8 7.2
Bing, Noserider Longboard 31 155 76.89 133 25 6.8 7.2 6.4 6.8 6.8
Stewart , LSP Longboard 26 132 80.14 133 25 8.1 7.6 7.2 8.4 9.2
Surftech, Robert August - Wingnut Noserider Longboard 28 145 77.64 133 25 7.1 8 7.2 7.2 6
Surftech, McTavish - Original Longboard 25 130 80.39 133 25 8.2 8.8 8 8 8
Bert Burger - Sunova, Hangman Longboard 21 100 82.64 133 25 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.2 8.8
Surftech, Hawaiian Pro Design - Prince Kuhio Longboard 29 148 77.39 133 25 7 9.6 8.8 5.6 4
21-13, Agent Shortboard 46 91 83.57 54 27 5.9 5.3 5.1 6.4 6.7
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
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 , Fort Knox Shortboard 31 58 86.86 54 27 7.2 6.9 7.3 7.8 6.7
Channel Island , M4 Shortboard 30 55 87.43 54 27 7.4 7.6 8 7.5 6.5
Byrne, Mullet Shortboard 23 45 88.11 54 27 7.7 8 8 7.3 7.5
Bryne, Dave Bryne Longboard 32 161 76.28 165 32 8 6.5 7.5 9 9
Channel Island , Quong Longboard 33 169 75.65 165 32 7.8 6.5 7.5 8.5 8.5
Santa Cruz, Archy Pin Tail Shortboard 50 102 82.41 64 35 5.9 6 6 6 5.4
JS Industries, Fly Boy Model Shortboard 39 69 85.66 64 35 7.2 6.6 7.4 7.6 7
Sharp Eye, SB-1 Shortboard 36 66 85.91 64 35 7.3 7 7.2 7.8 7
Channel Island , MBM+ Shortboard 45 90 83.69 72 38 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.7
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 , MBB Shortboard 44 89 83.82 72 38 6.8 7.1 7.3 6.4 6.2
Lost, Psycho Ward Shortboard 32 59 86.74 72 38 7.9 7.8 7.8 8 8.2
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
JS Industries, 300 KW Shortboard 52 105 82.29 85 45 6.8 6 6.3 7.5 7.3
JS Industries, Parko Signature Shortboard 53 107 82.13 85 45 6.7 6.3 6.8 7.8 6
Lost, Stealth Shortboard 48 94 83.38 85 45 7.2 7 6 7.5 8.3
Surftech, Channel Island - Flyer Shortboard 47 92 83.54 85 45 7.3 7.3 8.5 6.8 6.5
Hawaiian Island Creation, Pilot Shortboard 49 101 82.6 85 45 6.9 7.5 7.8 6.3 6
Rusty, GT Shortboard 59 118 81.09 98 50 6.9 5.4 6 7.4 8.6
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
JS Industries, A15 Shortboard 62 122 80.91 98 50 6.8 6.9 7.1 6.6 6.6
Hawaiian Island Creation, Silver Bullet Shortboard 65 62 86.45 98 50 9 10 8 8 10
Channel Island , Machado Model Shortboard 75 147 77.48 111 55 6 4.3 4.3 7.3 8
JS Industries, Bruce Irons - Signature Shortboard 69 136 79.15 111 55 6.7 5.3 5.3 8.3 7.7
Rusty, Battail Quad Shortboard 67 134 79.98 111 55 7 5.7 7.3 8 7
Surf Prescriptions, F-85 Shortboard 72 140 78.31 111 55 6.3 6 6.7 6.3 6.3
21-13, G-bomb Shortboard 72 140 78.31 111 55 6.3 6.3 6.3 6 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
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
JC Hawaii, The Flying Pig Shortboard 65 129 80.4 111 55 7.2 7.3 7.3 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
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
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
21-13, Quadra Shortboard 74 143 77.89 133 70 7.2 6.4 6.8 8 7.6
Xanadu, Matt Rockhold Model - Surftech Shortboard 77 151 77.14 133 70 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.2
Surftech, Channel Island - Flyer II Shortboard 77 151 77.14 133 70 6.9 7.6 7.2 6.8 6
Dan Taylor, The Legend Shortboard 68 135 79.39 133 70 7.8 8 8 8 7.2
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
Channel Island , Tknox Shortboard 84 169 75.65 165 79 7.8 7.5 7 8.5 8
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
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
Bert Burger - Sunova, Magic Carpet Shortboard 61 121 80.97 165 79 9.9 10 10 10 9.5