Used surfboards in Abu Dhabi typically sell for AED 395 to AED 2,200 (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 Abu Dhabi
Postings here run longer than Dubai’s, so turnover is slower and steadier. The end of the school year is still the peak, but the volume is lower and the items that appear have usually been looked after.
Most of the city sits on an island connected by a handful of bridges, so crossing to the mainland suburbs is a real trip rather than a short hop. Compounds and towers usually need visitor access arranged in advance.
Ask how long the seller has owned the item. Postings here run longer than in Dubai, so goods are typically better used but also better looked after, and the ownership history tells you which you are getting.
Abu Dhabi has around 1.5 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Al Ain, Madinat Zayed and Ruwais are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Abu Dhabi
Trading is not open in the Emirates yet, so treat this as a reference page: the pricing and the checks below hold, but the listings will appear once sellers here start posting.
What surfboards are worth
What lifts the price
- Dings that have been professionally repaired
- Fins, leash and board bag included
What pulls it down
- Delamination showing as soft or bubbling patches
- Snapped and rejoined boards
Working out what yours is worth
- Press gently over the deck feeling for soft spots
- Check every ding to see whether it has been sealed
Getting it ready
- Check every ding and pressure dent, and press around them for softness that indicates water ingress.
- Confirm the fin setup and which fins are included.
Photograph
- The board full length from above, deck up
- Every ding and repair close up
Put in the description
- Length, width, thickness and volume in litres
- Fin setup and which fins are included
Collection is usual. Posting needs a board bag and a length surcharge, and transit damage on a surfboard is common enough that most sellers avoid it.
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 (Abu Dhabi)
Common questions
Where can I sell a surfboard in Abu Dhabi?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. Most of the city sits on an island connected by a handful of bridges, so crossing to the mainland suburbs is a real trip rather than a short hop. Compounds and towers usually need visitor access arranged in advance.
What volume is it?
Read it off the stringer. Volume is how surfers match a board to their weight and ability, more than length is.
How much is a surfboard worth in Abu Dhabi?
Most used surfboards change hands for AED 395 to AED 2,200 (about $110 to $605). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a surfboard across the United Arab Emirates, what surfboards are worth, everything second hand in Abu Dhabi, or Sports & Outdoors in Abu Dhabi.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.