Best shortboards for mushy waves

Mushy waves give you nothing for free. These shortboards are rated for soft, crumbling surf, where planing speed and volume under the chest do the work the wave will not.

Shortboards trade paddle power and glide for sensitivity and tight, vertical turns.

8 models

  1. 1
    Flux by T&C Surf Designs (Town & Country Surf)

    Flux

    T&C Surf Designs (Town & Country Surf)

    Shortboard

    Wave powerSoft / mushy
    Wave sizeKnee → Waist-high
  2. 2
    Pyzel Red Tiger - Red Top by Dark Arts Surf

    Pyzel Red Tiger - Red Top

    Dark Arts Surf

    Shortboard

    Wave powerSoft / mushy
    Wave sizeKnee → Waist-high
  3. 3
    Red Tiger by Pyzel Surfboards

    Red Tiger

    Pyzel Surfboards

    Shortboard

    Wave powerSoft / mushy
    Wave sizeKnee → Waist-high
  4. 4
    Suspended Particle by Misfit Shapes

    Suspended Particle

    Misfit Shapes

    Shortboard

    Wave powerSoft / mushy
    Wave sizeWaist → Head-high
  5. 5
    The Solution by Channel Islands Surfboards

    The Solution

    Channel Islands Surfboards

    Shortboard

    Wave powerSoft / mushy
    Wave sizeKnee → Waist-high
  6. 6
    New Buddy by Jeff “Doc” Lausch

    New Buddy

    Jeff “Doc” Lausch

    Shortboard

    Wave powerSoft → Moderate
    Wave sizeKnee → Head-high
  7. 7
    Simmons by Surfboards by Todd Pinder

    Simmons

    Surfboards by Todd Pinder

    Shortboard

    Wave powerSoft → Moderate
    Wave sizeAnkle → Head-high
  8. 8
    Sub Driver by …Lost Surfboards

    Sub Driver

    …Lost Surfboards

    Shortboard

    Wave powerSoft → Moderate
    Wave sizeKnee → Head-high

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