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To help all of the people in the US who are reading this, you are 6′2″ and 187 lbs. My first suggestion is to read the open and resolved YA surfing questions. This question has been asked enough times before, but there is really only one true answer.
Also, you left out some real important stuff like your skill level, and where you surf. Your weight is significant, your height is fairly irrelevant, In your case, it may not be so much an issue of how long, but maybe how wide and how thick, if you have been riding a 6′6″, you are probably fairly skilled and exerienced.
This question comes up a lot on YA Surfing, and it is impossible to answer it accurately on-line. Although I am sure you will get lots of “advice” the real BEST ANSWER is to go to a good local surf shop and discuss your skill level, your size and local wave conditions with the folks there. they will give you much better info than ANYBODY out here in cyberspace. You should really think about buying a decent board, and avoiding popouts , and boards made in sweat shops in China, unless that’s just all you can afford. And don’t forget, there are always used boards for sale in every surf shop. After 42 years of surfing, I still get my surfboard buying advice at good local shops in the places where I surf.
And, I know there are lots of nice kids who want to share information with you on line. But don’t take the advice from youngsters, who may know even less than you do about surfing, a surfboard is a big investment.
Anybody, on-line, who gives specific advice on what size board someone should buy is foolish. Anyone who takes that advice is more foolish.Good luck! http://www.mckevlins.com/nopopstory.htm
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