Used surfboards in Perth, Western Australia typically sell for A$155 to A$860 (about $110 to $605). Surfboards sell on dimensions and whether the board has taken water, so give the length, width, thickness and volume, and be honest about any dings.
Selling a surfboard in Perth
The resources industry brings people in on contracts and takes them out again, and a worker leaving at the end of a contract usually sells a whole household rather than shipping it. Those clear-outs are where the best-value listings come from. It is also one of the things that moves most reliably here, so there is a local audience for it already.
Almost everything is collected by car and the city is built for it, so distance matters less here than in the eastern capitals. The coastal suburbs run a long way north and south, and it is worth naming a suburb rather than saying Perth.
Because freight from the east is slow and expensive, check that any spare parts you might need are available locally before buying something unusual. It is the difference between a bargain and a project.
Perth, in Western Australia, has around 2.1 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Bunbury, Geraldton and Busselton are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Perth
Australia is a pre-launch market, so it is worth saying what a seller here should expect when it does open. Distance dominates everything: interstate parcels cost several times a metro delivery, and bulky items effectively only sell within a city. Most trade concentrates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and buyers in those cities expect to collect rather than wait. Seasons run opposite to the northern hemisphere, so listings that follow UK or US timing arrive exactly half a year out of step — warm weather items want September, not March, and winter gear moves from around May.
What surfboards are worth
What lifts the price
- A dry board with no water ingress
- Recognised shapers and popular dimensions
What pulls it down
- Unrepaired dings that have let water in
- Yellowing from prolonged sun exposure
Working out what yours is worth
- Press gently over the deck feeling for soft spots
- Note the exact dimensions and volume
Getting it ready
- Find the dimensions and volume, usually written on the stringer or the maker’s listing.
- Check every ding and pressure dent, and press around them for softness that indicates water ingress.
Photograph
- The bottom, showing the fin setup
- The rails and tail, plus the fins included
Put in the description
- Board type: shortboard, funboard, longboard, fish
- All dings, repairs and any water ingress
April through September, peaking in early summer. Off-season boards sell slowly and cheaply.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Western Australia)
Common questions
Where can I sell a surfboard in Perth?
List it free and agree the handover with the buyer between you. Almost everything is collected by car and the city is built for it, so distance matters less here than in the eastern capitals. The coastal suburbs run a long way north and south, and it is worth naming a suburb rather than saying Perth.
Are the fins included?
Say which and how many. Fins are expensive separately and their inclusion changes the price meaningfully.
How much is a surfboard worth in Perth?
Most used surfboards change hands for A$155 to A$860 (about $110 to $605). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a surfboard across Australia, what surfboards are worth, everything second hand in Perth, or Sports & Outdoors in Perth.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.