Fitting a surf board?

Question

is a 6ft 6inch thruster tri fin enogh surf board for a 5'10" man 200 lbs. medium waves?

Answer 1

Yeah how good are you? Just a beginner? Experienced? Don't go so short if you are just starting out. It'll be difficult. Everything the other person said is excellent.

Keep in mind-

Width. The wider the board, the more stable it will be. Too wide and it'll be hard to turn.. Too much board.

Thickness. Too thin and it will be hard to paddle. Too thick and again, it will be hard to turn. You will just float too high on the water and lose feeling with it. Not good.

Shortboards aren't really the way to go right off the bat. If you know that's the kind of surfing you want to do, then you can pick it up, but if you've never surfed, don't start there.

Longboards are easy, but if it's not the type of surfing you want to do, you don't want to buy it and be stuck with it when you get the basics down.

Again, like the other comment said, you should possibly try a funboard. Easy to catch waves and turns easier than a longboard. Good place to start learning before shortboarding.

But then again, if you've surfed before and want to shortboard, I'd say that's a good size. Don't forget about the other dimensions. Talk to the people in you local surf shop. They will help you out a lot.

Answer 2

theres a few other things than just the length to consider. Number 1 is your ability level. If your just starting out, your going to have a hard time on a 6'6 because of its maneuverability. you want to start out with something wider and longer to provide more stability. Another consideration is the thickness of the board. If your minds made up on a short board, get something a little thicker for your weight. At least 2.5" thick. My suggestion for the most fun especially if your just learning, is to get a fun shape. something in the 7'2-7'10 range that will give you plenty of float and stability but is still not a long board

Answer 3

heres the way i see it, almost any board will work for a person on almost any wave.... except really large or really small waves. but that board will work for you it may be harder to learn on but if you got it learn on it. may take a little longer than normal but i always had the felling that if you learned on the hardest the rest should be easy right? one you learn the basics paddling, were to lay and push up from and then standing. go strait or (busdrive as some  may call it) till you get the ability to start learning how to weight your feet and turn and trim.... by then you should have gotten a few good surf seasons (depending on the coast) and will have meet enough people and learned enough to pick a better suited board for your average waves and body composure... lol ok to get to the point if you got that board already or you can get it for free or cheap it wont hurt you to learn on it... and by the time you do youll be ahead of the people still busdriving their foamies