witch shape of a board from my list would you suggest for small mushy surf? (only for waves) i'm buying used boards as i change them often&they are ok for my budget. i can get only this boards from the list.
it's been almost a year since i've started having fun on waves (indeterminate), i've ridden/tryed boards from 9'6'' to 10', all were all-round shaped and a way too big for me (55kg in wetsuit). never tried anything under this. i can't demo.
I ride knee-high to 1m, winter sometimes even shoulder high. i will keep my 9'6'' for rough conditions. i need decent stability and ability to turn easily at the same time.
i also post a picture below of my conditions today for example and a video i found on youtube of guys surfing where i usually surf.
the first board on the list is my previous board on which i learned to surf.
what do you think?
if you are going to keep the 9´6, then go to the smallest sup on the list 8´6 x 28´´ (don´t know anything about the RRD)
At your weigth you could even go way smaller.
for surf and based on the few boards i have tried, try to find a Naish hokua or a Fantic PROWAVE
So the last one on the picture, rrd 8.0 should be ok? Is this too big jump from 9'8"/9'6"? What about prowave full carbon 8'10''?
Maybe ask your mates in the video to give you a go of theirs. Dropping from 9'6" to 8" will be a big jump, but at 55 kg you should be fine. Paddle it away from the waves to start training your muscles/brain and then go for it!
I'm 70 kg and jumped from a 10'5 (190 litres) which was my first board down to an 8'2 x 32 (124 litres)... Took me maybe 10 - 12 sessions to be really comfortable but now 11 months later i can take it out in pretty much any condition. Im going to get a new board soon and will go smaller (prob 8 x 28/29 around 95/100 litres), but will definately keep the 8'2 still...
I am 63 and had the RRD cosmo 8'.
Good board and I think it will be perfect for your weight and the small wave you are riding. Anything over 5 foot and fast and you will find it too wide.
Very well priced as well + they come from the cobra factory so you can't get wrong....
Yikes!......All I can say is, get something durable
Lots of mayhem at that spot.... looks like your board will get hit a lot.
In that case.... Allwave HRS or the BIC, the others are too fragile for that crew.
The 8'11 will be plenty stable for you.... it's too stable for me at 97kg
8.0ft 120 L the one on the end right. I was 84kg riding a 9ft 6" 30" wide & had no problem going down to an 8ft2" 32" wide 124L.
Being lighter like you 30" wide would be the same as 32 wide with a bigger person.
You could go less volume in my opinion. Like 90 or less in Litres.
Thankyou all! Going to pick the last one tomorrow, rrd cosmo 8'0" for my first "short board"
Hope it wil work for me - i will let you know! :)
It'l be great. But remember the first rule of new short board SUPing; "If at first you fall off, try, try again"
Sad update 
Couldn't get that used cosmo 8.0 in the shop.. Now there are these boards below available. I would really like to pick iwave 8.0 as it is super responsible, light and fast. But this shape scares me a bit with being unstable? Then there is the last one, super v2, mush and small waves machine, very stable but very slow and not much loose.
The first one is also an option, slightly bigger iwave in carbon. What do you think? Should i jump on this pro shapes or rather stick on a bit wider (super v2) toys?
Thank you!
The 8'0" is my recommendation, especially if you're ruling out the wider board. Your weight is still well below it's range and even if you struggle a bit at first, the reward will be worth it. In my opinion it's not so much a balance issue as working on and improving your paddle technique. Keep your paddle in the water and keep it moving, even if only doing a sculling stroke to keep pressure against your paddle blade and to help keep you balanced. Learn to brace (look at videos on the low brace for whitewater canoeing and other stroke techniques) and use it to your advantage. I'm sure you see SUS'ers just falling like a tree in the forest when standing out back. Even if it doesn't save you, just get in the habit of immediately going to your low brace and see how slowly you can fall. Once it becomes second nature you'll find that you'll instinctively go to it in all other situations to help your balance. You become wider than the width of your board once use start using your paddle as a brace and keeping paddle in the water and moving. Good luck, NE! Posts pics of your new board!
