The issues mentioned above can easily be avoided if you use a surfboard bag for protection. By using one you no longer have to fear getting around a corner and dinging the surfboard, or colliding with a door or a wall. By using surfboard travel bags you also minimize the number of pressure dents that show up, from bike racks, car racks or storage racks.

Surfboard bags sometimes come with tarpee shells, which are heat reflective. This helps to protect the surfboard from UV, allowing the colors to remain the same for longer periods of time. When you’re not using your surfboard, it should always stay in a surfboard bag, for protection. The reflective tarpee will make sure that the wax from the surfboard doesn’t melt on your tshirt or car seats. Sometimes, when you let it sit without protection in the sun, the surfboard will suffer as epoxy resins can being to bubble. A surfboard bag will prevent that from happening.

When you get a surfboard bag, you should make sure it fits your surfboard well. For example, pick either a bag for round or pointed boards, and the nose should also be reinforced. The zipper should also be sturdy and capable of enduring plenty of rough use. The bag should come with enough padding to protect your board in day to day use.

Travel Bag
A surfboard travel bag is essential if you plan to travel, or plan to storage your board over winter too for that matter. Travel bags are sturdy and designed to protect your beloved board against damages.

Protective Foam Covers
A board’s nose and tail are particularly prone to damage due to consistent wave dashing. To protect your surfboard from early damage you should definitely use foam covers.

Ding Repair Kit
Even with protective foam covers, your surfboard will still be prone to dings and dents caused by violent crashes with waves or rocks. You will need to have a ding repair kit handy just in case your surfboard will need some minor repairs.

Surfboard Wax
Coat your surfboard with this type of wax to prevent you from slipping off while balancing on your legs or paddling.

Wetsuit
No matter where you surf a good wetsuit will make a huge difference in your comfort and how long you can be out catching waves. Even in warm temperatures wetsuits are recommended if you’re going to be out for long periods of time.

Footpads
Instead of surfboard wax, some surfers prefer to use footpads to prevent slipping off from their surfboards while out on the water.

Surfboard Leash
While out in the water, especially in huge waves, it is easy to lose your surfboard once you fall off it. It is then advisable for surfers to use a leash when out surfing. One end of the leash is supposed to be attached to your surfboard, while the other fastened on one of your legs.

First Aid Kit
Since surfing is an extreme sport, expect to get a few minor bruises here and there. It is always a good precautionary measure to bring a first aid kit with you when you head out to surf.

Daylight Fish Bag

Resembling the Regulator Recon a bit, the Daylight Deluxe Fish Bag is made for people that go on short travels, usually finished during the same day. The padding is small for this reason, but it does have an energy shield bottom, heat reflecting and a polyester top. The padding however is only ¼”. It also features a fish hook zip design, with a zipper that is corrosion proof and it’s heavy duty.

Daylight Surfboard Bag

This Daylight Surfboard Bag is made for travel which lasts short periods of time, so it comes with light padding, a 600D polyester top which is durable, an energy shield bottom and it’s also heat reflecting.

Classic Thruster Bag

Yet another surfboard bag designed for short travel, with light padding (1/4”), heat reflecting and a bottom that is an energy shield.

Longboard Bag

This bag has an affordable price, with durable construction and it’s made out of a material called tarpaulin, with the padding being ¼”. It has a fin slot, a fish hook zipper design and a shoulder strap which is padded.

Thruster Surfboard Bag

This Thruster Surfboard Bag comes with a bottom that is made out of heat reflective tarpaulin, a padding that is made of foam ¼” thick, with a nylon top that is durable and a top entry zipper that is corrosion proof and heavy duty. It also has a handle and a shoulder strap that is padded. This bag also has a stash pocket in the shoulder strap, which can be removed.

Stand Up Paddleboard Surfboard Bag

This model of surfboard bag is very good if you want to travel by air or if you want to take a long road trip. It has 10mm of insulation, which is even more than a day bag offers, so your board will be kept in optimum conditions. On one side it has a durable 600D material, plus material that is heat reflective on the other side. It also comes with a shoulder strap that is padded, zip heads that are glass reinforced and corrosion resistant and a paddle cover.

Dayrunner Funboard Bag

You can get one surfboard inside the Dayrunner Funboard bag. This bag is dirt resistant thanks to its reflective coating and it’s waterproof. All in all, it’s a very durable bag.

The zipper heads of the Dayrunner Funboard is made out of reinforced nylon high impact glass (it doesn’t corrode). You can use a wide variety of surfboards with it, since it has a number of templates you can pick from. It comes with an internal wax pocket, which can come in handy. It has a shoulder strap, so you can travel with it easily. The padding is high density and it’s 5mm thick.

Double Wheelie Longboard Bag

If you want mobility and a lot of board protection, FCS bags are the best. They are made in a way that allows you to get your boards to your destination in a safe manner. This model comes with foam padding that is 10mm thick, and plenty of templates to choose from, which allows you to make sure that the board doesn’t move too much inside. You can get either 2 or 3 boards inside it (with or without fins).

Wherever you go, whether it’s Kuala Lampur, San Salvador or Cape May, your surfboard will be safe if you use an Ocean Earth travel surfboard bag.

All their surfboard bags are made a bit oversized, so you can put a 9’6” surfboard in a 9’6” travel bag. If you have a surfboard bigger than this, choose a bag that is larger.

Even though boards can come in many different shapes, travel bags are usually made for boards that are average. Since boards vary quite a bit in size, the right fit is not a guarantee. If you have a board that has a very full nose, or it’s very thick or wide, use a string or soft tape to measure the widest point of your surfboard and then the point which is one foot from the tail or the nose. Calling the company will allow you to get a bag that fits the board perfectly.

Using a single board bag will allow you to carry only one surfboard in it, either without or with fins. When using a bag which can carry multiple boards, you usually need to take the fins out, if you want the bag to hold the maximum number of surfboards.

Using these types of bags will allow for maximum versatility and protection. Some of the features of these bags include thick walls for extra rail protection, zippers that are heavy duty, a wax bag, a PCV plate for the bottom and a storage hook which is removable.

The Surreal No Limits bag is designed to be used by people that travel frequently, and need a lot of protection for their boards, while moving from one surf spot to another. This surfboard travel bag will protect your board from a number of dangers that might affect it, from door wars, to car exteriors, airports, stairways or roof racks.

Both on the sides, and from tail to nose, the bag has foam that is impact absorbing and waterproof. As well as 600D nylon top and a bottom made out of 265PE Tarpaulin. The nose areas have a little bit of extra foam which reinforces them. The tarpaulin is waterproof and heat resistant, as well as semi reflective, so the board is not exposed to heat or to the sun. The bag has a shoulder strap that is padded and a carry handle made out of rubber.

If you look at the shoulder strap you will see swivel joints that are user friendly, so you don’t need to detach them when you want to untangle them. The bag also comes with an exterior pocket, where you can put sunglasses, keys or fins. Wax can be put in an interior pocket which comes with the bag.

Multi Surfboard Wheelie Coffin Bag

This multi surfboard bag allows you to carry three surfboards at the same time, which are 10” high. Since the bag comes with strap holds, you can secure the boards at the bottom of the bag, so they don’t move around. It has three dividers that are padded with 5 mm foam. On the sides, the bag has shock absorbing foam, that is 10 mm thick, so if it’s not handled properly at the airport, your boards will still be OK.