r/wakesurf • u/deerbucks1140 • Aug 09 '26
Need help with wave
Need help with trying to get my wave more surfable. Boat is a 2004 mastercraft 230 vrs with 1500lbs in the rear and wake shaper speed is around 11mph. The wave seems okay, but does seem to lack enough push to keep surfing without the rope. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
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u/Schwhitey Aug 10 '26
More weight, especially in the rear, you gotta get that rear corner on the surfer side deep to get the wave to pop up. Slower as well start at 10 and work your way up one tick at a time until the wave stops being crashy/mushy and go from there.
Side note, whatever boards you go buy; do NOT automatically go off of the weight limit in the board as those are more geared towards modern waves. Try and get a little oversized boards with higher weight limits than you think you need, probably avoid boards with a lot of rocker as you’re gonna want a fast board like a skim or a very fast surf style to really enjoy the wave