Surfing Waves

I've been surfing now for over a year and never owned a shortboard, i;ve surfed a 5 11" a couple of times, and it seemed ok givin it was head high waves. My question is, is the Firewire (flexfire) at 5 11" to short for waves thigh to waist. For a guy 150-155 lbs. and height 5 7"..those are the typical waves in my area. and what is the general rule of thumb for finding the right height for a shortboard?

thanks in advanced!!

well its up to you, but say a 6'4-6'6 may be better

whats 150-155 lbs in english money?

surferdude_scarborough wrote:whats 150-155 lbs in english money?

divide it by 14 to get the weight in stone....or just google it.

its about 11 stone

right then hmm 5'11 might be ok as long as its not stupidly thin. i have a 5'11 which is only 2" thick. its not as hard as you might think but im only about 130-135lbs ands 5'10

the deminsions of the Firewire,flexfire are......

Height= 5 11"
width= 18 1/4"
Thickness=2 1/8"
Tail type=Squash

for my height/weight, and the deminsions of this board, would this be ok to surf on 3-5 ft. waves? or should i go with a 6 ft or bigger?

thank you for all your help!!

well, normally the longer boards are thicker and wider (obviously not always) however, that board is pretty thin! i would go for a wider and thicked board if i were in your shoes although i don't know how you surf so can't really comment

personally i wouldnt want to be going much over head high waves on a board that small. sounds god for 2-4' but not too much bigger. id go a bit longer and a bit thicker. no neccessarily too much wider maybe 18 1/2".