When we first saw this board the stoke was high amongst all the team here, the Pukas Balloon reminded us of boards that have gone before and everyone wanted to surf it straight away. 

What Pukas have created here takes the best parts of the Channel Island Biscuit, the Lost Bean Bag and the Pukas Resin Cake and melds it into a supreme groveler thats going to be hard to get off! The Balloon is suited to waves up to head high when conditions are weaker and the waves slower, the innovative design delivers great paddle power for these conditions, instant speed and most importantly the ability to get it on a rail.

The soft curvy outline makes for smooth transitions, the width through the middle of the board and the well hidden volume gives real paddle power and pretty much gurarantees a high wave count. The disc like shape feels great under the arm, you can almost feel how this board will surf. If you want to have fun and actually surf when its sub prime conditions and you don't want a longboard then look no further. The bottom set up features a V entry running into gentle single concave and then a deeper double concave just ahead of the fins. The rails carry some foam but don't feel chunky. The concave set up gives you quick acceleration and the ability to maintain speed through flatter sections and that rail set up makes initiating turns very straightforward. The rocker line is described by David Santos, the shaper as 'lazy'...its pretty flat but there is enough lift in the tail and nose to keep it lively.

The Pukas Balloon surfboard is a board that anyone from ripper to progressing intermediate can surf - go smaller to boost performance and size it up for a more stable ride that will still let you work on turns. Aim for 3-4" shorter than yourt standard daily board or match to the conditions you'll use it in. Fin wise the boards is set up with a 5 fin option, it'll work as a quad or twin plus trailer ideally to give you that boost of speed you'll want in weaker waves.

As always we're stoked to partner with Pukas on this cracking little board, custom options are available on our board builder and we're on hand for advice on sizing or anything else you might need.