What is the best surfboard to buy for someone who is just starting?

Question

Brand? Length? Soft?

Answer 1

Soft Surfboards are suitable for everyone as a first board, and because of their construction the size of the board does not really matter. An 8' board would be ideal for an adult, a 6' for a child. The downside is that they are quickly outgrown and a new board will be needed by someone who gets into the surf regularly.  (TOP BRANDS: Custom X, Doyle, Malibu Surfrider)

Pop-Out Surfboards are have a longer user life than the softs, they can take a surfer form complete novice to intermediate with the same board. They have an excellent resale value when looking to trade up. The downside is really their weight, and that for a surfboard they are incredibly hard to duck dive.

(TOP BRAND:  Bic, yeah the actual pen maker.

There is one problem with both these boards - they have a cool factor of 0, nil, nada. This is a reason that many surfers can be put off from buying them, even though they make great beginners surfboards.

islandsports.com is a good starter site.

Answer 2

soft surfboards suck because u cant learn the right way on one u need to get like an 8 foot board thats a longboard or funboard but is really wide but also has a good rocker