Find Ideal Volume
Volume should be a guide, not a rule, and this chart can help you figure out a good ballpark volume for you to base your boards off of.
Ability/weight/volume numbers are not exact science, but will give you an idea of where to start. This chart is assuming that we are talking about a basic performance board to be ridden in average/good waves.
- Generally speaking you would want to ADD volume for a board designed for smaller, weaker conditions
- You would ADD volume for a step-up board for use in bigger, more powerful waves
- Wearing a lot of rubber (thick wetsuit, booties, etc.) adds to your weight and diminishes paddle power, so ADDING a little additional foam will help you.
- You want to balance the added ease of paddling (more volume) with sensitivity and performance (less volume)
| WEIGHT (KG/LBS) |
ADVANCED |
ADVAN / INTER |
INTERMEDIATE |
INTER / BIG |
BEGINNER |
| 36.36 | 80 |
16.00 |
16.80 |
20.00 |
24.00 |
32.00 |
| 38.64 | 85 |
16.61 |
17.44 |
20.77 |
24.92 |
33.23 |
| 40.00 | 90 |
17.18 |
18.04 |
21.48 |
25.77 |
34.36 |
| 43.18 | 95 |
17.70 |
18.59 |
22.13 |
26.56 |
35.41 |
| 45.45 | 100 |
19.09 |
20.05 |
23.86 |
28.64 |
38.18 |
| 47.73 | 105 |
19.09 |
20.05 |
23.86 |
28.64 |
38.18 |
| 50.00 | 110 |
19.50 |
20.48 |
24.38 |
29.25 |
39.00 |
| 52.27 | 115 |
20.39 |
21.41 |
25.48 |
30.58 |
40.77 |
| 54.55 | 120 |
20.73 |
21.76 |
25.91 |
31.09 |
41.45 |
| 56.82 | 125 |
21.02 |
22.07 |
26.28 |
31.53 |
42.05 |
| 59.09 | 130 |
21.27 |
22.34 |
26.59 |
31.91 |
42.55 |
| 61.36 | 135 |
22.09 |
23.20 |
27.61 |
33.14 |
44.18 |
| 63.64 | 140 |
22.27 |
23.39 |
27.84 |
33.41 |
44.55 |
| 65.91 | 145 |
23.07 |
24.22 |
28.84 |
34.60 |
46.14 |
| 68.18 | 150 |
23.86 |
25.06 |
29.83 |
35.80 |
47.73 |
| 70.45 | 155 |
24.66 |
25.89 |
30.82 |
36.99 |
49.32 |
| 72.73 | 160 |
25.45 |
26.73 |
31.82 |
38.18 |
50.91 |
| 75.00 | 165 |
26.25 |
27.56 |
32.81 |
39.38 |
52.50 |
| 77.27 | 170 |
27.05 |
28.40 |
33.81 |
40.57 |
54.09 |
| 79.55 | 175 |
27.84 |
29.23 |
34.80 |
41.76 |
55.68 |
| 81.82 | 180 |
28.64 |
30.07 |
35.80 |
42.95 |
57.27 |
| 84.09 | 185 |
29.43 |
30.90 |
36.79 |
44.15 |
58.86 |
| 86.36 | 190 |
30.23 |
31.74 |
37.78 |
45.34 |
60.45 |
| 88.64 | 195 |
31.02 |
32.57 |
38.78 |
46.53 |
62.05 |
| 90.91 | 200 |
31.82 |
33.41 |
39.77 |
47.73 |
63.64 |
| 93.18 | 205 |
32.61 |
34.24 |
40.77 |
48.92 |
65.23 |
| 95.45 | 210 |
33.41 |
35.08 |
41.76 |
50.11 |
66.82 |
| 97.73 | 215 |
34.20 |
35.91 |
42.76 |
51.31 |
68.41 |
| 100.00 | 220 |
36.00 |
37.80 |
45.00 |
54.00 |
72.00 |
| 102.27 | 225 |
36.82 |
38.66 |
46.02 |
55.23 |
73.64 |
| 104.55 | 230 |
38.68 |
40.62 |
48.35 |
58.02 |
77.36 |
| 106.82 | 235 |
39.52 |
41.50 |
49.40 |
59.28 |
79.05 |
| 109.09 | 240 |
41.45 |
43.53 |
51.82 |
62.18 |
82.91 |
