Because these are the most obvious elements many volume calculators rely heavily on these details to find your perfect surfboard volume. Multiply by 35 equals 2545 liters. Then click through to see our recommended board size for each suitable board design. All of the formulas have the same format of a base weight given a height of 5 feet with a set weight increment added per inch over the height of 5 feet. The multiple comes from thousands of shortboards for average to advanced surfers. However more area also means greater.
However often these calculators wont take anything else into. Height weight volume volumeweight. A larger board has more volume and as such provides more floatation than its smaller counterpart. Gf measures the ratio between the surfers body weight and the volume in cubic liters of a surfboard. The gf number is the percentage of volume floatation to body weight. As a general rule the larger you are the bigger the surfboard should be.
Surfboard designers know which materials allow surfers to improve their overall performance in the waves and how they impact on board weight design and resistance to impact. If a surfer knows his weight he can scroll up and down the scale to find his recommended volume keeping in mind skill and fitness. To get this number you simply divide the surfers weight by the volume of the board the higher the resulting number is the smaller the board relative to the surfer. Take your weight in pounds example. With age the multiple increases. Here are a few examples.
Generally speaking and this depends upon the weight of the surfer a standard shortboard would vary between 25 35 liters a seven foot funboard might be around 45 50l a longboard could go. The length width and height on surfboards are measured in feet and inches imperial the surfboard volume is calculated in liters litres is metrical from imperial 6 0 x 20 x 2 1 2 to metric 182 8 cm x 50 8 cm x 6 3 cm. Your height and weight. Use the matrix above of our surfboard volume calculator to see what volume board you should ride. Your height and weight will definitely play a key role in determining which boards are best for you to ride. For example if you are a 510 male estimating your ideal weight with the devine formula you would add 23 10 kg to 50 kg to get 73 kg or 161 lbs.
Divide by 22 equals 7273. First to calculate the volume you need to convert the surfboard size from feet and inches to centimeters. You can use the volume filter on our boards page to display the board sizes that will suit you across our range. Surfboard shapes and design. Choosing a surfboard based on your height and weight skill level aside boards will perform very differently depending on your height and weight. As the ability level decreases the multiple increases.
A rounder templateoutline will force you to draw longer curves and results in a more laid back surf.