Surf Foiling Gear Progression | A Coach's Perspective

In the video and below, REAL Pro Coach Brendan Guthrie will walk you through the gear progression of surf foiling, from beginner to advanced.

If you are looking for tips on gear progression for other areas of foiling, please follow these links: Wing Foil Gear Progression; Kite Foil Gear Progression.

Beginner Surf Foil Gear:

Board and Foil Package: Armstrong S1 Alloy Surf Foil Package w/ FG Surf Foilboard

Board: 75L-85L Armstrong FG Midlength Foilboard

Foil: Armstrong S1 1250

Intermediate Surf Foil Gear:

At the intermediate level, you want to size down for more maneuverability.  You can size down the board or stick with similar board size as a beginner and size down the foil.  Start with tail wing size then more to sizing down the front wing or switching to mid aspect foil. We recommend using smaller midlength sizes, 38L, 45L or 55L as well as any of the prone surf foilboards in the 28L-48L range. Mast length should be 725-795 range on the performance carbon mast based on depth. I ride 795 the majority of the time. We recommend staying on S1 1250 or MA 1225, MA 1000. 

S1 Foil Package: S1 1250 Armstrong Step 1 Carbon Foil

Board: 38L-55L Armstrong FG Midlength Foilboard

Mid-Aspect Foil: MA 1225 or 1000 Armstrong A+ System Mid-Aspect

Advanced Surf Foil Gear

Push your boundaries of surf foiling by moving from a midlength board to a prone board with lower volume or volume similar to your surfboard dims.  Smaller MA wings or HA wings only. My setup is HA 880 or 780, speed 180 or dart 140 tail and 795 performance mast with 55L midlength or 36L prone board. My surfboard dims are 33-36L and I’m 180lbs. 

High-Aspect Foil Package: Armstrong A+ High-Aspect Foil Surf Foilboard Package

Surf Foil Board: 33L - 36L Armstrong Surf Foilboard

High-Aspect Foil: HA 780-880 Armstrong A+ High Aspect Foil

If you have questions about your foiling gear, call us at 252.987.6000 or email us at REALpro@realwatersports.com.