WaveStormWavestorm Surfboard

Good

Classic design and good price!

Item shipped promptly and arrived undamaged. Performs great in the water for the price.

Been surfing short boards and mid-lengths for years. Didn't want to spend a grand on a longboard. This board is a wave-catching machine. Great for smaller surf. Caught wave after wave yesterday in 1-2 foot Florida surf. Lots of fun. Turns easily. If you don't expect killer performance, you can't go wrong with this board. Perfect first board to learn on.

I got this board about two months ago as a very novice surfer (one lesson), and have used it about a dozen times since then. Overall, this is a great board for the money and is a good way to see if you're into surfing enough to drop $$$ on a batter board.Pros: inexpensive, lightweight, long enough to practice on fairly small wavesCon: one star deducted because the leash that comes with it is absolutely awful. The part that connects to the board is designed with thin rope that runs through a sort-of metal grommet, and the rope would frequently wrap around the grommet and leash in such a way that it would shorten to about a foot long. So more than a few times I found myself basically tied to the back of the board until I could either unwrap the rope or detach the leash from my leg. There are many third-party leashes that will not have this problem, so it's worth buying one rather than dealing with that issue.TLDR: solid, good-value starter board with a leash you should replace immediately.

Great beginner board to tackle to basics of surfing. This is a board that you can actually make progress on as a beginner like balance, paddling, popping up, and riding the wash. I’m a 38 year old man and just started surfing a month ago. I purchased this board as I read many reviews and all signs pointed to the 8’ Wavestorm as a great board. A month into surfing and I can confirm it is. I surf the outer banks almost everyday and although I am still figuring out body position and paddle technique, I am riding about 40% of the waves I go for. This board has helped me not get frustrated, as it is easier to paddle and pop up on than the traditional boards I see more advanced surfers on. If you think you will look like a noob out there on this board, you will. Just own it, and let people in the line know you are new and still learning, most likely they will tell you that they started on the same kind of board and will be there to help you out. Also, my 9 year old son uses this same board and is now able to paddle and stand up on a wave all by himself. Good board for me (a 200lb 38 year old) and my son (a 60lb 9 year old)!! Now my only problem is going to work instead of going to the beach! Enjoy!

My last 8ft wavestorm bit the dust after 6 years of hard surfing. It was my fault for surfing it in beachbreak that was pushing 12ft faces over a low tide sandbar. Waaay outside it's design parameters. But up until the last moment when a throwing lip center punched it, exposing its 3 beefy stringers to daylight (yeah there really are 3 in there), I was having fun. So I ordered another one from this vendor. It came way ahead of schedule in perfect shape. Very well packed. From Taiwan, NOT china if that means anything to you. This iteration has stiffer fins than mine did, which was a big complaint I had about my original one. It got a little slidey in steeper stuff. So should you get one? If you are an unpretentious person who is just picking up the sport or would like an inexpensive board that will serve you well and durably in most conditions, get it. They are still a bargain even if they go for almost double what they did six years ago. For the record: 170lbs, 40 years surfing, taught both sons to surf on wavestorms, still enjoy surfing as much as I did when I was 10, especially on my foamie.

These are good boards if you're thinking you might wanna learn to surf because the price is great for a new board, it assembled very easily, no tools required just a quarter to tighten the fins. Great value for learning and good quality for the price I was presently surprised as u had expected a lot less for the price. I wouldn't recommend if you want to do crazy tricks or for the advanced surfboarders or pickey connoisseur. My girlfriend and I just wanted to learn to surf and knew we did so it was a great investment as opposed to renting we've already used them 4 times since I purchased them less then a month ago but sure exactly how much rentals are these days but I'm sure it'll pay for itself in saved rental cost after 10 or so uses which they'll get before the end of next month so all in all good buy and I do recommend under the correct circumstances. Perfect for me