What are the different kinds of surfboards? How are they different from each other?

Question

What are the different kinds of surfboards? How are they different from each other?

Answer 1

there are to many boards and styles to name if your asking this all you really need to know thick and wide easyer to catch waves but not alot you can do once your in thin narrow and 6,2  and under is for advanced cutting ,air,a rocket

Answer 2

There are many different types of surfboards and many different styles of surfing. There are

traditional longboards

tandem longboards

high performance longboards

noseriders

malibu

mini mals

funboards

fish

eggs

hybrids

shortboards

thrusters

twin fins

single fins

retro's

guns

semi guns

tow boards

and I'm sure many I've missed. They all catch waves and are used differntly but there is a lot of overlapping of styles as well and I've seen guys on mals and longboards rip and get air just as I've seen guys on short boards just cruise on waves as well. So choose a board that suits and just get out there.