It depends on a lot of things, your abilities, the kind of surf you want to do, your waves....

What I can say is by archimedes law, for something to barely float you you will need as volume in liters:
95 (you weight) + 8 (board + paddle weigth) + in winter: 4 (wet wetsuit) = 112 liters.

This is a kind of baseline, more volume will help tolerate mistakes. For me for instance I need 10 to 20 liters extra floatation, ie for your weight this would mean 122 to 132 liters. Less volume, and will have to constantly paddle not to sink. But if you ask the question, I guess you are not yet at expert level, and some extra floatation will be very welcome.

Then width will depend mostly on your height & abilities (wider is stabler but slower, and harder in hollow waves)

Length will depend on your surfing abilities: less than 7'6" if you know you to generate speed in turns and dont mind a slow paddling speed.

Nice post colas, but no mention of hight, I believe hight of the paddler plays a big part, especially a learner. A lower centre of gravity is a distinct advantage.
If you can demo some boards great, if not go bigger then down size.

Hi SoulRider

The range is very wide without some rider bio.... so not many takers.

Your name hints to me that you may be a longboard surfer, with some years under your belt...looking to try SUP... I'll sort of go with that for starters.


There are 2 ways to approach SUP.... one as a relaxed, enjoyable, many faceted sport including flat-water paddling as well as surf. That's where most SUPr's fit.
The other is a driving pursuit for performance, geared pretty exclusively towards surf.

I always recommend a board that makes learning fun, not a exercise in frustration. For the past 45 years, I've watched surfers struggle to learn on a board that looked "cool" in the car park... a smarter choice would have them progressing much faster.

I have owned all of the following boards, and highly recommend them. I am 66, 100kg, lifelong surfer, 244 days on water last year.

two categories for you to chose from, in order of my preference
(all these choices are fun on flat-water as well)

A = Easier
B = More Challenging

Fanatic Allwave HRS
A - 9'5 x 32.25 @ 170 L
B - 9'1 x 31.75 @ 160 L

Naish Mana GS
A - 10' x 33 @ 190 L
B - 9'5 x 32 @ 163 L

JP Australia Fusion AST
A - 10'2 x 32 @ 170 L
B - 9'8 x 31 @ 152 L (most challenging of the choices)


Longboard style of surfing
Naish Nalu 10'6 x 30 @ 160 L
(although the Nalu numbers look easy, the 30" width can be somewhat challenging if your balance is iffy)

Alternate choice if you want a super easy board that surfs fine (not a noserider) but has some size for relaxed comfort
JP Fusion 10'8 x 34 AST @ 193 L

Feedback from you on these choices may get more suggestions from Breezers, as we learn more about your stats.

Just get a SUP and discover the stoke