OK hears the deal l have been riding a 7'6 mini mal for about a year and wanna move on to a shortboard.However i've been having trouble picking a size.I am looking at a 5'10 fish and am wondering if thats to small.I am 14 so still growing, l weigh about 130 lbs and am 5'10 to 6'0? Any help would be nice thanks

Go to a good local surf shop & talk to the folks there who know the wave conditions lots better than we do. Also, do not rush into buying anything until u have had a chance to try a couple different types of boards (rent them or borrow them from ur friends who surf). Do not waste u money with anything on line, & stay away from Chinese made popouts. remember, TRY before ur BUY. Do not decide one type of board looks cool, but u can not ride it after u have paid a lot of money for it. Go to a good local shop, where they will help u get the right board for ur size (weight/bouyancy ratio), skill level (beginner) & local wave conditions.

That 5'10'' fish might be cool at 130 lbs, but what r the chances that u will want it to last more than one summer? l do not know u at all, but it is not inconcievable that by next year u could grow a whole lot, & render that board either useless (or damned hard to ride). At 14, my son weighed around 170. When he graduated from high school, he was well over 200 lbs. & 6'1''. You know u family traits better than l do.

Check some of the resolved questions in _ ''Surfing'' & u will see what l mean. l have been surfing since 1966, & l take my questions to the experts, at a good local surf shop.

And, buy a decent board, not a Chinese made popout.

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That will be a little small but you might be able to pull it off. Check out a 6'4 or 6'6 fish.

l think that to small
maybe go for like 6'3'' shortboard thats pretty wide and pretty thick
or maybe try like 6'2'' fish
try this for a fish good prices
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