Hi newbie hear Iv been paddle boarding for about a year know on flat water I want to venture out in to the waves I'm 6'5 145 kegs I'm currently ridding a hobie 12'2 32" wide it's about 230lt that floats me fine a have no problems paddling around in the flat water but when I go out in the waves I can't get up long enough to catch a wave Iv spoke with a few people about it and there telling me the board isn't made for surfing and not wide enough for me I 'm tossing up between getting the starboard Avanti or blue planet boss or sumo can anybodyy out there help me with any of these boards

Regards sean

you can surf anything with a bit of skill and foot placement ,i and many other can surf a 26 or 28 wide 14 or 12 footer ,give it another go .
sorry can't comment on the boards ,
but if it says its made for waves ,it will be easier to surf.... naish 11,2 Quest ,might be worth a look too.

Hi Bundy

The Avanti is a great board for the big man!

I began my SUP career on the Avanti and loved it.
My buddy who is your size, and owns a SUP shop, has the Carbon Avanti and absolutely swears by it.

I rode mine in big hurricane surf and 1' beachies... it surfed really well in everything.
Don't let the width put you off, it turns easily and you will love the stability.

The only thing I didn't like was the weight of the AST.... if you can find one... get the Carbon

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supthecreek said..
Don't let the width put you off, it turns easily and you will love the stability.

Yes, some time ago Gong had surf SUPs for heavyweigths at 37" wide, and having seen a 140kg guy on it, believe me, you will need the width!

And I tried one, and even with my mere 100kg, it was definitively surfable!

Go wide!

The carbon Avanti is out of my price range I'm going to get the starlight what kind of paddle would you recommend I'm using my sons paddle at the moment it's a naish hele adjustable

Try looking at a JP Fusion 10'8" x 34". Trust me, it will serve you well...

You can surf anything as Tardy said and going to a board in volume below your weight in kilo's is even possible..but definitely not recommended for you average sup surfer.

Check out this guide that the guys over in Hawaii put together - based on years and years of riding experience and servicing 1000's of customers each year
www.blueplanetsurf.com/service/best-sup-standup-paddle-board/

If you're 145kgs - anything under 290L is going to be difficult to surf for an intermediate rider in most ocean conditions.