Top 5 Travel Surfboards 2025

So, what is a travel surfboard, anyway?

A good travel surfboard is basically the board version of your mate who can charm the locals, fix the hire car, and still paddle out hungover… in other words, it’s one board that can handle everything: fat beach breaks, thumping reefs, and even the waves that make you wonder if it’s even worth waxing up (it is).

The best travel boards tend to have:

• A decent wave range (ideally waist-high to ‘why am I out here’)
• A bit more rocker to handle steeper drops
• A pulled-in tail for hold in juicier stuff
• Volume where you need it to make paddling less of a slog
• A versatile fin setup so you can dial it in depending on the spot

In short: you're after one board that does the job of three, because baggage fees are real and no one wants to be that person queuing at the oversize belt with a coffin bag the size of an overflow car park in Cornwall during the summer holidays.

Our Top 5 Travel Surfboards

1. Pukas Space Oddity

Best for: Travelling surfers who want performance without the drama

David Santos had big shoes to fill when he took over from Axel Lorentz at Pukas. The result? A board that keeps the spirit of the legendary 69er Evo alive, but with more edge and even more travel-ready versatility.

• Forward wide point and extra foam under the chest = easy paddling
• Round pin tail = hold when it’s punchy
• Low-ish rails = performance feel
• More tail rocker = better turning when things get steep

Why it travels well: It’s the kind of board you can ride in thigh-high slop or proper reefy overhead stuff. The kind of board you can throw in your bag and trust it'll cover most situations, even if your surf fitness is… aspirational.

Click here to see our full Space Oddity range

2. Maurice Cole Shiva

Best for: Indecisive fin tinkerers and people who overthink everything

The Shiva is the Swiss Army Knife of surfboards. Single fin? 2+1? Quad? Thruster? You’re one fin key away from trying them all. It’s a proper hybrid shape that feels like someone handed you five boards but only charged you for one airline excess baggage fee.

• Low rocker = easy paddle
• Single to spiral vee = great rail-to-rail flow
• Reverse Vee and hard edge = loads of drive but can still break free
• Good from knee-high to heart-in-mouth

Why it travels well: This thing is like travelling with a boardroom of fin options. Whatever the conditions throw at you, Shiva says, “don’t worry mate, I’ve got this.”

Click here to see our Shiva stock

3. Lost Quiver Killer

Best for: People who can only take one board but still want to look like they chose it

This board's name does the heavy lifting… it’s the quiver killer for a reason. A remastered version of one of Lost’s best sellers, now with slightly updated curves and a fresh logo for 2025.

• Round pin tail = grip and hold when it’s firing
• Clean concave and nice tail rocker = fast but loose when you want it
• Feels confident underfoot from average beach breaks to Indo perfection

Why it travels well: It gives you performance in good waves without punishing you in the bad ones.

Click here to see our Quiver Killer stock

4. Pyzel Ghost

Best for: Competent shortboarders heading to serious waves (or who like to think they are)

John John rides this board. That doesn’t mean you’ll start doing alley-oops, but it does mean it’s ridiculously dialled-in for quality waves.

• Narrow nose and refined tail = fits in the barrel
• Single to double concave = speed and lift
• Forward wide point = easy paddle despite its performance feel

Why it travels well: This is your “I’ve booked a trip and there’s actually swell” board. If you’re going somewhere heavy, or you’re manifesting that dream session, the Ghost’s got your back.

Click here to view our Pyzel Ghosts

5. Firewire Boss Up

Best for: Surfers chasing mid-length glide with shortboard performance

Looks like a cruiser, but secretly rips. The Boss Up does what a lot of mids promise and few deliver: paddles well, glides easy, and actually turns like you mean it when you put your back foot down.

• Ibolic construction = light, fast, tough
• Double concave with a spine = drive and release
• Performance rail = not a mush-bucket

Why it travels well: It covers that awkward ground between “not quite enough for my shortboard” and “I wish I had more foam.” Also good for those days when you're surfed out but still want to paddle out and pose with purpose.

Click here to see our Boss Ups

Travel Board Comparison Table

Travel bags: don’t forget the body armour

You’ve picked your one-board quiver… now don’t ruin your trip with a snapped nose before you even leave Gatwick. We recommend:

• Db Journey Surfboard Bags – Scandi design meets military-grade protection. The rib cage structure is genius, even if you have no idea how to pack properly.
• Ocean & Earth Apex Range – Classic heavy-duty protection. Tough outer shell, triple density foam, and it doesn’t look like you borrowed it from a mate in 2004.

Final word

Surf trips are supposed to be the time of your life… not the time you realised you brought the wrong board and spent £60 hiring a waterlogged soft top. Get one of these in your bag, grab a decent travel cover, and you’re good to go.