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The surfboard is an iconic object that has been around for thousands of years. The surfboard has developed over centuries. At first they were just planks of wood. In 1937 a teenager cut a V shape on the rear of his board and the modern surfboard was created.

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Today there are two different types of surfboards. There is the long board which is from 9 to 16 in length. The short boards are generally just as long as the surfer is tall, usually less than 6. For surfers the average wave is from 1 foot to 30 feet. The largest recorded ware was generated by a tsunami back in the Lituya Bay, Alaska in 1958. It was over 1,700 feet tall.

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