# The 14 Best Surfboards of 2026

> Twin-fin fish, all-rounders, small-wave grovelers and midlengths, each one built for a different kind of morning in the water.

*By YPB Team · Published November 7, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-14-best-surfboards-of-2026*

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1. **Firewire Too Fish**
   Rob Machado's twin-fin fish built in Firewire's Helium construction, an evolution of his earlier Go Fish model.
2. **Firewire Seaside**
   Rob Machado's swallow-tail fish for Firewire, set up with quad fin boxes.
3. **Firewire Machadocado**
   Rob Machado design whose outline borrows from an avocado, mixing fish DNA with shortboard performance for summer surf.
4. **Firewire Boss Up**
   Midlength designed by Dan Mann and sold by Firewire.
5. **Haydenshapes Hypto Krypto**
   Hayden Cox's wide, forgiving all-round shortboard, one of the best-selling surfboard models, offered in Haydenshapes' FutureFlex carbon-frame construction.
6. **Channel Islands Happy Everyday**
   Britt Merrick's everyday shortboard, adapted from the Two Happy model ridden by the Channel Islands pro team.
7. **Channel Islands Rocket Wide**
   Wide-outline Channel Islands shortboard for small to average waves, now also offered with a squash tail.
8. **Channel Islands CI Mid**
   Channel Islands midlength model, a longer board built for paddling ease and glide.
9. **Pyzel Ghost**
   Jon Pyzel high-performance shortboard ridden by John John Florence, including in his Margaret River win.
10. **Pyzel Mid Length Crisis**
   Jon Pyzel mid-length that began as custom orders for surfers in Japan before joining the regular Pyzel range.
11. **JS Industries Monsta**
   Jason Stephenson's performance shortboard line at JS Industries, currently sold as the Monsta 2020.
12. **DHD Phoenix**
   Darren Handley small-wave shortboard meant to be ridden 2 to 3 inches shorter than an everyday board in 1 to 4 ft surf.
13. **Sharp Eye Inferno 72**
   Sharp Eye shortboard from Marcio Zouvi's San Diego label, designed for small to medium everyday conditions.
14. **Album Twinsman**
   Twin fin from Matt Parker's Album Surf, built for easy down-the-line speed and early wave entry.

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