Protecting Your Surfboards and Equipment While Traveling
Your boards and gear are your most valuable travel companions. Whether it’s a shortboard for quick beach breaks, a longboard for mellow points, or a foilboard or SUP for versatile surf sessions, proper protection and insurance coverage are essential.
Travel insurance helps cover damage, loss, or delay to surfboards and related equipment giving you peace of mind from departure to destination.
Why You Need to Prepare Your Boards and Gear
Traveling with surf equipment can be challenging. Airlines, boat transfers, and remote destinations all increase the risk of damage, loss, or late arrival of your boards and luggage.
Preparing your boards and choosing the right coverage can save you from unexpected repair costs and trip delays.
Surf trips often involve unpredictable weather, multiple flights, and remote destinations.
Different Board Types, Different Needs
Key Benefits of Surf Travel Insurance Plans
Coverage details vary by insurer, but most plans include:
Who Is This Coverage For?
Surf travel insurance is ideal for:
Surfers and travelers bringing boards and gear overseas
Professionals or instructors traveling with multiple boards
Adventure surfers transporting large equipment like SUPs or foils
Photographers, journalists, and media professionals
Kiteboarders, wakesurfers, or multisport riders
Long-stay adventure travelers or expatriates returning home periodically
Who Can Apply?
Ready to Find the Right Plan?
Yes — declare all boards if traveling with more than one or if high total value exceeds baggage limits.
Most policies cover accidental damage in transit; breakage while surfing depends on the insurer and plan type.
Yes — some plans reimburse rental costs while awaiting repairs or replacements.
Notify the airline and insurer immediately, photograph the damage, and submit a claim.
Yes — coverage applies to shortboards, longboards, foils, SUPs, wakesurf, and kiteboards.
Yes — all partner insurers include boards as baggage, with claim limits per item or per policy.
Disclaimer
Coverage availability, limits, and eligibility vary by insurer and country of residence.
Always read the policy wording or Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) before purchase.
Certain high-risk or professional surf activities may require specific plan types or add-ons.