Used surfboards in Long Beach typically sell for $110 to $605. Boards are priced on dings and water ingress, because a board that has taken on water is heavier and never quite the same.
Selling a surfboard in Long Beach
The university drives an academic cycle and the port drives a steadier employment one. Apartment living keeps furniture small, and salt air is worth asking about for anything metal. It is also one of the things that moves most reliably here, so there is a local audience for it already.
Denser and more walkable than the surrounding metro, so more handovers happen on foot or by bike than you would expect. Parking near the shoreline is difficult, especially at weekends.
Check hardware for corrosion on anything that has been near the water, and on apartment furniture confirm the lift and the loading arrangements before you agree a time.
Long Beach, in California, has around 455,000 people, which means a steady local market where the usual things move reliably and the unusual ones are worth listing with a wider radius in mind. Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Long Beach
Demand rises through the spring cleaning season and again around college move-in in August, when furniture and small appliances move fastest.
What surfboards are worth
What lifts the price
- A dry board with no water ingress
- Fins, leash and board bag included
What pulls it down
- Yellowing from prolonged sun exposure
- Snapped and rejoined boards
Working out what yours is worth
- Check every ding to see whether it has been sealed
- Note the exact dimensions and volume
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
- The bottom, showing the fin setup
Put in the description
- Length, width, thickness and volume in litres
- Board type: shortboard, funboard, longboard, fish
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 (California)
Common questions
Where can I sell a surfboard in Long Beach?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. Denser and more walkable than the surrounding metro, so more handovers happen on foot or by bike than you would expect. Parking near the shoreline is difficult, especially at weekends.
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 Long Beach?
Most used surfboards change hands for $110 to $605. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a surfboard across the United States, what surfboards are worth, everything second hand in Long Beach, or Sports & Outdoors in Long Beach.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.