i think you might be seriously underestimating surfing. it takes plenty of time just to learn to paddle and duckdive. you won't be able to take the straps off a kite surfboard and learn to surf on it

if you are only going for a couple of weeks then ride your twintip in the waves and borrow a long board for learning to surf. you will get more out of the trip that way.

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and yes, board size matters in the waves. a lot.

Good on ya yeehaa, give it a crack i reckon. If you can find an old surfboard about 4" inches longer than you you can have a shaper put 4 plugs in it (i bought 4 plastic plugs from a windsurfing supply shop for $3 each) flush with the deck where your ideal foot placement is. No reason then why you cant take them off and try to surf it. If youre a learner in the surf it will be be better to go for more volume rather than less. Deck grip will make it more comfortable to kite but rip the skin off you if you try to paddle it.

Just my two cents, to ride a surfboard successfully you must be able to ride toeside.

You want to be able to do a carving transition and ride in/out of it comfortably. You can swap your feet before or after the transition but it's a bit of a trick to swap in the middle of the transition, especially if you're on a wave.

I find it much easier to ride out through big surf toe side. I do a little heel side carve to go over the wave on an angle and that smooths out the wave and avoids any unintentional boosts.

Swapping feet is a good thing to do to rest your legs and to carve back upwind. It is much easier to swap feet around on a wider board. For me the optimum width is 19".

If you want to surf the waves then you need a fairly big board. Say 6'ish, especially if you go for a board with a fair amount of rocker. Rocker is great for carving turns but robs you of heaps of power.

Often you are trying to slow down to the wave speed so you can surf it. It is easier to ride slowly and catch a wave on a bigger board.

With shorter boards you can blast around in the waves and use them as berms and banks. It's good fun but it's not really surfing.

My favourite board is an F-One Fish 5'4". Very flat rocker. Charges upwind. Slashes about on waves. Not so good for surfing them.

Thanks for the info guys thats awesome.

I feel comfy riding toeside natural but can ride goofy/switch also. I've been coming in toe to tiny choppy crap and drifting the kite up on the approch and smashing it with my heel a bit and it's good fun. Can't wait to try it on some bigger stuff with a decent board that floats a bit more then a twin tip....

Think I'll buy something that I can throw around a bit in the waves, deffinetly second hand and cheap. Thanks again

Im planning on doing the exact same thing over christmas.

I just bought a North Xsurf (5'11 X 19 1/2 X 2 5/8)

Ive surfed and kited it and it works real well for both.

If your a beginner to surfing its probably not the best but if your a competent surfer its a great option.

enjoy