Can you surf big,medium, or only white wash waves with a Bic funboard?

Question

i have a Bic funboard and i dont know if it can only surf small waves and white washes. i've only been surfing for a month and it doesnt seem like it can surf big waves...help

Answer 1

Bic funboards are OK.  If you want to surf big waves, a gun or performance shortboard would be more ideal.

Answer 2

If you are good enough, you could surf big waves on a slab of plywood. Bic funboards are really only good for beginners and rental boards, like all popouts. However, if you have the skill level, you can put it to use on almost any wave, except for the exceptionally big. Bic team riders push that plastic junk around in all sorts of conditions, and do amazing things with it.

As far as what you can (or can't) do after a month, might leads me to think that a lesson or two (from a friend who surfs, or an instructor) might help you out. In the mean time, just get as much time in the water as you can. Keep on practicing on the Bic popout, and save your money over the winter and buy a nice real surfboard for next summer.

I have been surfing since 1966, and I understand that Bic funboards are cool for beginners (my son-in-law started on one), however as you improve, if you are really into surfing, you owe yourself a nice board. Good luck!

Answer 3

hmm i guess you could ride it in big waves. the are extremely hard to duck dive on and they arent really the ideal boards to ride big waves with. if you really want to ride big waves, you should get a gun or mini gun and that would be much better to ride the big waves with. but if you are good you probably can catch some big waves with the Bic funboard

Answer 4

Stick with the Bic until you've saved enough money and gotten good enough get a real board.  I would imagine that it would be hard to even get out in a Bic in sizable surf since they are a pain in the @ss to duck dive.

Answer 5

  Anything from medium to whitewash.

   I have used one before, it was red and was very slugish getting speed and paddling became and even bigger factor