{"id":329965,"date":"2025-03-25T14:52:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/surfboard-transport-by-car\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T12:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:30:20","slug":"surfboard-transport-by-car","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/surfboard-transport-by-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfboard transport by car"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"What<\/p>\n

Arrived at the airport<\/strong>, picked up the keys for the rental car and ready to go. Wait – the surfboard<\/a> has to come along too! Now the question arises: What is the best way to transport my surfboard<\/a><\/strong>? We’ve already tried a few things and observed the strangest attempts by surfers<\/a> – so here are a few tips<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

On the roof<\/span><\/h2>\n

We use Roofracks to<\/strong> transport surfboards <\/strong>on the roof – the first time you hold them in your hand they are just a few cords with pads, but as soon as you know how to use them you won’t want to do without them. Here is a short guide<\/strong> to using the roof racks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/span> Open all the car doors and position the upholstery on the roof.<\/p>\n

2.<\/span> Pass the tensioning straps<\/strong> to which the upholstery is attached under the roof and pull them tight.<\/p>\n

3.<\/span> Place your surfboard<\/a> on the pads <\/strong>on the roof. The nose of your board should be pointing forwards and the fins<\/a><\/strong> facing upwards. If you are transporting several boards<\/strong>, arrange them according to size – the largest surfboard is at the bottom. Place towels between the boards so that no wax<\/strong> gets on the bottom of another board.<\/p>\n

4.<\/span> Now use the straps next to the pads to secure your board – stretch them over the nose<\/strong> and tail<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

5.<\/span> Before you set off, check<\/strong> once again that all belts are securely fastened.<\/p>\n

If you are only riding a short distance with the board on the roof, it is not absolutely necessary to use extra protection.<\/strong> If you are traveling for a longer period of time, you should definitely protect your board<\/strong> with a sock<\/strong> or board bag.<\/p>\n

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In the car<\/span><\/h2>\n

Before you decide to transport your surfboard<\/strong> in the car, you should note the following: It is not permitted to transport surfboards<\/strong> in the car everywhere. As soon as you know where your next surf trip<\/strong> is going, find out which transportation options<\/strong> are permitted locally. If you are allowed to transport your surfboard in the car, you can secure it in the car:<\/p>\n

1.<\/span> You also need tensioning straps<\/strong> for transportation i<\/strong>n the car. Place these on the roof<\/span> of the car, just like when transporting on the roof<\/strong> and then pass them through the open car doors underneath. If you are traveling in a van, you need to check where you can attach the tensioning straps to the inside of the bus. <\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/span> tighten the tensioning straps,<\/strong> but leave a little space so that you can still slide your surfboard under them.<\/p>\n

3.<\/span> slide your surfboard<\/strong> under the tensioning strap<\/strong>s from behind, with the nose<\/strong> pointing forwards and the fins<\/strong> facing downwards.<\/p>\n

4.<\/span> Once your surfboard is perfectly positioned, you can tighten the straps. Make sure that the nose<\/strong> of the board is not too close to the front windshield and the tail <\/strong>is not too close to the rear windshield. If you do have to brake hard, it’s not nice if your board cracks one of the windows.<\/p>\n

5<\/span>. Before you set off, check<\/strong> once again that all the straps are tight. If everything is in place, nothing stands in the way of your next surf session.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Arrived at the airport, picked up the keys for the rental car and ready to go. Wait – the surfboard has to come along too! Now the question arises: What is the best way to transport my surfboard? We’ve already tried a few things and observed the strangest attempts by surfers – so here are a few tips. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":288749,"parent":0,"menu_order":168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\"What\n\nArrived at the airport<\/strong>, picked up the keys for the rental car and ready to go. Wait - the surfboard<\/a> has to come along too! Now the question arises: What is the best way to transport my surfboard<\/a><\/strong>? We've already tried a few things and observed the strangest attempts by surfers<\/a> - so here are a few tips<\/strong>. \n\n \n

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In the car<\/span><\/h2>\nBefore you decide to transport your surfboard<\/strong> in the car, you should note the following: It is not permitted to transport surfboards<\/strong> in the car everywhere. As soon as you know where your next surf trip<\/strong> is going, find out which transportation options<\/strong> are permitted locally. If you are allowed to transport your surfboard in the car, you can secure it in the car: \n\n1.<\/span> You also need tensioning straps<\/strong> for transportation i<\/strong>n the car. Place these on the roof<\/span> of the car, just like when transporting on the roof<\/strong> and then pass them through the open car doors underneath. If you are traveling in a van, you need to check where you can attach the tensioning straps to the inside of the bus. <\/span>\n\n2.<\/span> tighten the tensioning straps,<\/strong> but leave a little space so that you can still slide your surfboard under them.\n\n3.<\/span> slide your surfboard<\/strong> under the tensioning strap<\/strong>s from behind, with the nose<\/strong> pointing forwards and the fins<\/strong> facing downwards.\n\n4.<\/span> Once your surfboard is perfectly positioned, you can tighten the straps. Make sure that the nose<\/strong> of the board is not too close to the front windshield and the tail <\/strong>is not too close to the rear windshield. If you do have to brake hard, it's not nice if your board cracks one of the windows. \n\n5<\/span>. Before you set off, check<\/strong> once again that all the straps are tight. If everything is in place, nothing stands in the way of your next surf session.<\/strong> \n\n \n\n[gallery grids=\"Spot Finder\" image_size=\"large\" columns=\"4\" tiles=\"true\" ids=\"46241,46242,46240,46243\"]\n\n ","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-329965","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/329965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329965"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/329965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337229,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/329965\/revisions\/337229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshsurf.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}