Monsta

The new Monsta is JS Industries' flagship high-performance shortboard, rebuilt from the file Sammy Pupo rode to win the Snapper CS in 2023. Through rounds of R&D boards for free surfers, pro juniors and CT surfers it kept coming out on top, and the Traktor Team chose it as the best all-rounder they had ridden.

It is built for performance surfing from waist high to overhead. The medium rocker runs in a smooth, continuous curve, a little flatter than the Golden Child or FMN3 and more defined than the Xero Gravity, giving a generous sweet spot for control in big turns with clean release off the lip. Medium rails keep it forgiving when conditions are less than ideal.

A moderate single to double concave, sitting between the shallower Golden Child and FMN3 and the deeper Monsta 10 and Xero Gravity, provides lift and water flow from under the front foot through the fins. Extra foam through the centre adds paddle power, momentum and drive through turns.

Available in PU and Carbotune. The squash tail comes as a thruster and the round tail as a five fin, with FCS II or Futures.