# 2026 Surf foils **URL:** \ **Category:** Prone Surf Foiling\ **Tags:** industry\ **Created:** [March 23, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751 "2026-03-23T12:49:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/1 "2026-03-23T12:49:21Z")
Figured a thread wouldn’t hurt especially as @Dylan is getting the froth levels going with his “Great Surf Foil Test” series [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhHdg780RdQ) which is getting my hype up even further despite the fact that no one is buying my old foils which basically says it all. Criteria is that it must have been released in 2025 or planned for 2026… I make the rules. So the 2026 list as far as I can tell (sorry brands not on it, we are animals, 16ar? what? why? lol) Ordered AR ascending: - F-one Sushi ([June](https://www.h2o-sports.co.uk/blogs/news/f-one-titan-2-foil-system?srsltid=AfmBOorSNo7t5w6RkaejFqTctsfoyPzO8n_Gr5GscRgaQ-Gw-fnyI78M#:~:text=F%2DONE%20SUSHI%20FOIL%202026%20%2D%20Launching%20June)) - 7.7AR 620 to1020 - [Armstrong MA mkII](https://armstrongfoils.com/en-gb/products/ma-mk-ii-front-foil) - 8AR 490 to 1390 - [F-one Skate](https://www.f-one.world/product/sk8/) - 8AR 550 to 1150 - [Unifoil Aggression](https://uni-foil.com/products/aggression-130-front-wing) - 8.1AR 677 to 838 - [Code X](https://codefoils.com/product/x-series-front-wing/) - 8.2AR 700 to 985 - [Flitelab Flux](https://eu.fliteboard.com/en-gb/collections/flitelab-foil-sets) - 8.5AR 707 to 1010 - [KT Nomad](https://ktfoiling.com/foils/wings/nomad-1/) - [F4 Manta](https://f4foils.com/products/gp-manta) - 8.9AR 530 to 850 - [AFS Silk v2](https://afs-foiling.com/product/silk-v2-front-wing) - 9AR 650 to 1150 - [Duotone Crest](https://www.duotonesports.com/en/us/products/duotone-front-wing-crest-d-lab-2026-42260-3848) ~9AR 550 to 1200 - [Axis Surge](https://axisfoils.com/collections/surge?srsltid=AfmBOor8UHH4fNhyOImO1ia5Oqu3Ali1_uaZzd1GHrVM2a6R3yssgivq) - ~9.5AR 590 to 1076 Proto - [Cabrinha Whippit](https://www.cabrinha.com/collections/2026-collection-1/products/whippit-wing-kit) 8.1AR 750 - 1000 - [KT Halo](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/new-kt-foils-who-has-some-info/6382/354) - 8AR - 800 Let me know if this needs correction? And here was the last Surf foil thread! > [@2023 surf foil choices](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2023-surf-foil-choices/1618/71): > > Have recently switched to F-One and have been riding the Eagle 890 prone surf foiling and downwinding. With the Seven Seas 1400 as my “session saver” for minuscule waves and dock starts. Eagle 890: impressive speed range turns well (for a 92cm wing span) Seven Seas 1400: one foil quiver; prone, SUP, dock starts buttery roll and pitch control gliiide ease of use Waiting to demo a SK8 950 and the 14mm HM 80cm mast, when they arrive in Aus. and some pics from Dylan Anyway this was a good image from Dylan’s insta: ![CleanShot 2026-03-23 at 12.44.56](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/e/e7ca9fbd18a4436fca4ec772ad66e93fd7c918d8.jpeg) ![CleanShot 2026-03-23 at 12.47.58](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/f/fc6a536fd83a4218060207b2e744f1e246821f41.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dillionaire](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/dillionaire/32/2800_2.png) [@dillionaire](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/dillionaire)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/2 "2026-03-23T14:29:05Z")
Seems like team riders switch to “surf foils” when they come out… and then a month or two later switch back to something that pumps more efficiently EDIT: now that I’m reading this post closer, I’m seeing some of these higher AR ratios. I was just assuming most of these “surf” foils are AR8 or less. Looks like I’m very much wrong. Maybe they’re more daily driver pump-able than I originally considered 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Slappy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Slappy](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Slappy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/3 "2026-03-23T17:58:10Z")
Also KT Nomad ---
**Author:** ![FluidFoil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@FluidFoil](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FluidFoil)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/4 "2026-03-23T23:01:52Z")
Armstrong’s MAmkII is their current offering that fits this category. Although it’s not specifically “surf” it’s the one that fits in best with the rest with regards to AR and how it is positioned and sold in their line. ---
**Author:** ![Dylan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/dylan/32/13189_2.png) [@Dylan](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Dylan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/5 "2026-03-31T19:46:42Z")
Here are some specs I measured out from the latest kit we have been testing. Podcast is in the post. if interested > **[The Great Surf Foil Specs](https://thexfoils.com/blogs/news/the-great-surf-foil-specs)** > > Measured with me own 2 hands! It might be important it might not be.  I did it anyway! The Great Surf Foil Test — Spec Breakdown Test Lineup AFS Silk V2 750 Duotone Crest 675  F4 Manta 750  Flite Lab Flux 707 Cabrinha 750 Code X 740 ⚡ AFS Silk V2 750... ---
**Author:** ![maxpwr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@maxpwr](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/maxpwr)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/6 "2026-03-31T21:19:01Z")
Cheers for the comparison. Are you going to get a nomad in there? ---
**Author:** ![Hdip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@Hdip](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Hdip)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/7 "2026-03-31T22:36:40Z")
I think you should do a bracket for all the foils you’ve tried. Random # generator to get them into the bracket. That way after you’ve talked about them. You can compare them depending on bracket and talk about why one would win over another. You won’t really be saying the #1 is the best. It’ll just be the one that won the bracket. If you really don’t want to do that. Then you should do power rankings. They will change each week depending what you’ve been doing. Parawing was big this week so foil brand A moves to the top. DW was good this week, so foil brand B moves to the top etc. ---
**Author:** ![HoverTuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f1d935/32.png) [@HoverTuna](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/HoverTuna)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/8 "2026-03-31T23:29:55Z")
These reviews are so far are the best I’ve seen comparing foil performance in our industry. Would be awesome at some point to get characteristics ratings/feel scales incorporated. In the snowboard industry, thegoodride lays out their’s in a way I’ve always valued fairly high: [Capita SB Stairmaster Snowboard Review (with Video)](https://thegoodride.com/snowboard-reviews/capita-spring-break-stairmaster-snowboard-review/#gsc.tab=0) Don’t mean to give unsolicited advice on this project as it’s already a big step in the right direction, just something I’ve always wished for in foiling. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/9 "2026-04-01T10:33:37Z")
[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/b/b8e4323590b0c972f554824921a6fb8bbf26a3bc.jpeg "2026 Cabrinha whippit Hydrofoil (Union System)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSb9WUtF3a0) ![CleanShot 2026-04-01 at 11.33.01](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/d/d6153d89e3815ea2f342f5ee095a635938c046d0.jpeg) ![CleanShot 2026-04-01 at 11.32.37](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/5/5bcfc999e8f180f13c0e0537e8071fd0659fad7c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![FoilMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc79bd/32.png) [@FoilMad](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FoilMad)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/10 "2026-04-02T01:24:35Z")
For most of us a great surf foil must primarily connect you through pumping. Your doing the great tow foil test which is very different to the great surf foil test. When towing I ride a foil i can’t pump well enough to prone because of the diminished pump. Of course it turns better than the one i prone and can pump. If you were to compare the **smallest wing span** foils that you can pump for say a three for one connection after completing a chip then the sizes from different brands would look very different. For example a manta 635 and flite 707 might pump so well that you need a bigger code or AFS foil to get the chip and pump away. That would be the comparison. The sizes you guys are testing implies this is about prone foils but you guys are towing. I like what you guys are doing and have done but it would be great if it were relatable to prone foilers. So far it tells me most companies are making very good foils. Just an example. ---
**Author:** ![Dylan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/dylan/32/13189_2.png) [@Dylan](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Dylan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/11 "2026-04-02T01:52:52Z")
take it as you hear it! Wish we had the time to test it prone foiling. the amount of wave time we get with a tow boogie to actually test the riding of the foil is un touchable. then relate feed back as we do pump back and try to connect as many as we can to sets seems to be the most relatable. It’s just for fun, and we will do what we can with the time and the tools we have! Thanks for the feedback back. We are available for private consult What’s app: 787-644-1239 Happy to chat and dial it in. ---
**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/12 "2026-04-02T13:56:01Z")
@Dylan just listened and really enjoyed the chat, hope to see some footage of the conditions (guessing [this session](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXjZicO12Fw)?). Looking forward to part 2. Also doing the split of comparable foils and batching those together is really interesting, I think you should aim for some footage of you guys riding one of the better foils from each of your groupings so we can get a sense for how they compare (impractical to do all of them) ---
**Author:** ![Dylan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/dylan/32/13189_2.png) [@Dylan](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Dylan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/13 "2026-04-02T14:22:32Z")
Yeah that is the season we had. I did have a lot more sessions on the foils vs that session alone, it’s been a lot of riding and amazing feels. So stoked on the foils right now! I wish i could afford a videographer/ editor for that day specifically, no one wants to site on the beach from our group 😜 We are looking into it as we see some value for us and the listeners for sure We will chat more about these foils individually as the months go on in our chats before we have to send them back. We have work to do ---
**Author:** ![Kittie808](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/85e7bf/32.png) [@Kittie808](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Kittie808)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/14 "2026-04-03T03:30:49Z")
no f- one sk8? ---
**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/15 "2026-04-03T08:22:09Z")
good point, added the Sk8 v2, it’s pretty close AR to the sushi, F-one is the only brand with two foils at or below 8AR! ---
**Author:** ![TooMuchEpoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TooMuchEpoxy](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/TooMuchEpoxy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/16 "2026-04-03T09:46:49Z")
I feel like everything at ~650-750 sqcm an 8 to 9 AR is going to work great in great conditions. I’m sure it all feels amazing. I could not care less though about the nuances of ride in the “ideal” range. Switching foils with a buddy the other day the feel and style differences of a foil felt significant at first but disapeared after 15 min. If i had to live with that foil it would be totally fine. Things i actually want to know - I want to know what the low end is like. How does it chip in micro conditions? I want to ride my “Good” foil in the widest range possible. If the bottom end is great, is the top end still composed? I want to know what comprimises i’m making to get that low end. Is my crew the last group of prone foilers on the planet? Is everyone else electric towing or acoustic towing (parawing)? Years ago i said the global market for a ripping surf foil for powered surf was maybe 20 units/year. I think now the global market for a prone specific foil is maybe 15. ---
**Author:** ![Hdip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@Hdip](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Hdip)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/17 "2026-04-03T15:05:38Z")
Because prone specific is the wrong marketing. These are winging foils. ---
**Author:** ![Kurtis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ab992/32.png) [@Kurtis](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Kurtis)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/18 "2026-04-03T16:57:41Z")
I am there with you. Tell me what these foils do in short period beach break. Say 3ft at 6sec. I can prone and tow similar foils, but they have to have the low end to be useful in low energy waves. ---
**Author:** ![Rad\_Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rad\_Duke](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Rad_Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/19 "2026-04-03T18:49:49Z")
Devils advocate: surf foils don’t need to be pumpable anymore because everyone is on foil-drive! Even the OG surf-foiler Erik A is basically a full-time efoiler now. As the price drops over the years the feature of “pumpability” will become less important. That’s just a devil’s advocate view…or is it? ---
**Author:** ![Dylan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/dylan/32/13189_2.png) [@Dylan](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Dylan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751/20 "2026-04-03T21:18:30Z")
Yes just picked up the sk8 v3 and the Axis surge [Next page](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751.md?page=2)