Surfing Waves

im fairly new at surfing. i started sum time ago when i rented a longboard cause i was rele curious and wanted to see if surfing was really worth it. i loved it, and now i wanna buy a board of my own, but i dont know how long my new board should be. can u guys help me?? btw, im 5'4 and i weigh 120 lbs.

i dont need a brand recommendation, so dont worry, just size... thanks a lot!

if u dont mind, can u give me a number?? i want a board that will make it easy for me to ride (stable), but that will also lend itself to turning and cutbacks.

hi i think the length of board you should be looking at is about 7 foot then if you want to do cutbacks etc, and probably a progressive or fun board.

thanks...
a local shop is selling a 6'8 for a very good price... its used, but i dont wanna spend a lot of money on my first board, since im gonna probably have more boards. should i just get the 6'8??

its gonna be very hard work to begin with but if you're determined, then get it...how close to the beach do you live? how often would you be surfing? 3 times a week or thereabouts, and you're willing to graft, i'd say go for it, but if you're only surfing once a month i think that you'd probably do best to wait for something a little bit longer.

yeah good luck with it, I was going to say 7' 6" maybe a mini-mal

thanks for the advice guys... but i got a huge suprise...!! my uncle gave me a board for my b-day, its a 6'4 he used, but its pretty thick, and im making huge progress... after just one day, i can say ive improved a lot, and i also feel more comfortable with my riding...

thanks everyone for your're advice (altho i didnt follow any of it... )

bet your stoked dude anyways thats great news, you stood up yet? thats when the fun really starts

yea, i had already stood up with a rented board... but i could only stand up on white water... now i can get a real wave about 1 out of every five waves. so, yea, im doing pretty good progress (i think...)