Best Wakesurf Boards For Beginners

The Hyperlite Landlock Wakesurfer is a great board to learn on for the whole family.  But it's also sturdy enough and can still pump and slash for big guys. 

Hyperlite is the company with three decades of experience building performance water sport products and is known for "everything wake".  They put their experience into Landlock Wakesurfer to create a board that is soft and forgiving and lets the board smoothly transition from side to side.

This makes it easy to stay on top of the water, instead of sliding out.  The Monocoque constructuion creates a more durable board on side impacts to prevent delamination.

If you are looking for the perfect board for an older boat or smaller wave that won’t break the bank, the Hyperlite Landlock is almost impossible to beat.

Your gonna love the Connelly RIDE Heavy Duty!  

Between the EPS foam core and large EVA deck pad this board is safe and bouyant enough for bigger riders. Whether you are completely new to wakesurfing or more advanced the RIDE is a great choice because it is fully customizable with 3 fins.

Beginner riders can use all 3 fins to pump water out the tail and create drive, while more advanced riders can use 2 side fins or a single center fin for an added challenge.

The ability to set this board up in a variety of ways that suits different skill levels makes this board a great choice for a whole family or riders from a 5 ft tall teenager to a 6'2 260lb man.

Connelly has been a leader in the waterski and wakeboard sports for decades and they have brought that expertise to their line of wakesurf boards and created on of the best all around boards in the RIDE.

Your gonna love the Connelly Voodoo!  It's great for the wide variety of skill levels, and especially beginners because of the wide tip and tail design.  This adds to overall surface area supporting riders who might normally need a longer board.

Between the EPS foam core and large EVA deck pad this board is safe and bouyant enough for beginner riders. Whether you are completely new to wakesurfing or more advanced the Voodo is a great choice because its' twin fins.

With no center fin, the Voodoo is easier to break into a slashing turn and it allows for more speed.

The Thermo Shell construction delivers a light, buoyant epoxy type feel that can withstand light bumps and dings, which are a near guarantee as beginners are tough on boards with plenty of wipeouts and mishaps.

Connelly has been a leader in the waterski and wakeboard sports for decades and they have brought that expertise to their line of wakesurf boards and created on of the best all around boards in the Voodoo.

All Connelly boards come with a 1 year limited warranty.

As the sport of wakesurfing grows, it's only natural that the groms are gonna want to play too. Enter the Phase Five Shrimp wakesurf board for kids.

This Phase Five beginner board is designed to be super stable to make it easy as possible for kids to use.  The easier for kids, to use, the more fun they will have, and the more likely Phase Five will have a customer for life.

The Shrimp is designed as a standard skim style surfer, which keeps the board maneuverable yet easy to control.  

The aim of making this board simple, stable, and maneuverable is to give kids as much confidence in the board as possible, to help them get to the point where they are comfortable dropping the rope.

The Shrimp's Composilite Construction core, P5 Techno Grip v2 Traction help kids to pop up out of the water with virtually no problems.

If you've got a child that is frustrated trying to wakesurf because of adult boards that are too large, then they are going to love the Shrimp

The Hyperlite Hi-Fi kicks it up a notch.  With a pintail design and aggressive graphics, this board is for intermediate to advanced riders.

This is a fast board, made in the skim board style that results in fast, poppy and easy to spin shape.  But don't worry about the durability of this board.  It's built with Durashell Construction which is designed to handle serious abuse.

If you're more advanced, you'll love the pintail design because it allows the rider to effortless surf switch or regular stance.

The minimal height fins on the rear of the board are completely customizable allowing you to ride 2, 3 or even just one, whatever fits your style best.  But if you're still learning how to wakesurf you'll likely want to use all three for optimum tracking.

The full EVA trac pad has an arch bar that runs down the center line of the board so you always know where the center point of the board is when you're surfing it.

If you're looking for a more advanced, playful skim style wakesurfer, the Hyperlite Hi-Fi is an excellent choice.

The Phase Five Doctor is a board specifically designed for big guys.  This is achieved with a significant amount nose rocker to keep the board on top of the wave, and a clean single concave to charge down the line.

The gentle tail kick makes the Doctor fast, stable and forgiving with plenty of maneuverability.  As of this writing, the Doctor was only available in 55", but it's often available in 57" and 59" which handle guys up to 275 lbs. and 325 lbs.  So you'll want to check and see which sizes are in stock.

Phase Five hit a sweet spot with this board because you can surf smaller waves, yet also cut and carve without feeling sluggish.  A nice combo.

We really like the quad fin setup because there is so much variability.  You can move the fins forward or backward, and you can remove fins if you want to attempt more advanced tricks.  This adjustability lets you change the board as your skill level improves.  

If you're a bigger guy and looking for a wakesurf board that can handle more performance, this board is for you.

The Phase Five Wahoo is a great board for the whole family, including bigger guys.  The weight capacity if 200 lbs and 250 lbs for the 53" and 56" boards.

The Wahoo is wider towards the front, and the tail of the board, but the siderail tapers in the middle.  This design makes the Wahoo extremely stable, but the slight tapper allows the board to be very smooth and flow through maneuvers efficiently.  

Phase Five refers to this design as Peanut Rail Outline. The concept of the Peanut Rail Outline places the volume under your feet where pressure is actually exerted without rounding out the board so much that is loses speed or maneuverability.

This unique design also gives the Wahoo a bit more volume, that allows for riders of all sizes. The added width in the hips and tail of the board allow the board to be fast, and not bog down, which also helps maneuvers and transitions from heel side to toe side, for example.

The Wahoo starts out like most surfboards with an EPS core, but is then reinforced with carbon fiber and Tough Glass which strengthens the board, and makes it more durable.  If you're looking for a great all around wakesurfer, you'll love the Wahoo.