Sorted Surf Shop: Boards, Wetsuits and Surf School

Sorted Surf Shop is a surf shop and wetsuit centre at 42 Sea Road in Boscombe, Bournemouth. It sells surfboards, wetsuits, clothing and accessories, and it also hires out equipment. You can rent surfboards, wetsuits, SUPs (stand up paddleboards) and kayaks. The shop is open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm and on Sundays from 10am to 5pm, so today it's open until 5pm. You can call them on 01202 302943.

The wetsuit range is wide. Brands include O'Neill, Rip Curl, C-Skins, Circle One, Cressi, Mystic, Orca, Patagonia, SEAC, Vissla, Xcel and Zone3. There are suits for men, women and children, in summer, winter, shorty and hooded styles, with thicknesses from 3/2mm up to 5/4mm. The featured products include winter wetsuits for 2026, such as the Rip Curl Mens Elasto Zip Free 5/4mm and the C-Skins NuWave Solace 4/3mm. The website has sizing guides for women's wetsuits, rash vests, impact vests, boots, hoods and gloves. It recommends 4/3mm suits for mid-season use from April to November, and 5/4mm or thicker for winter.

For accessories, the featured items include C-Skins Legend 5mm boots, C-Skins NuWave 3mm gloves, a C-Skins Legend 2.5mm hood, a C-Skins Storm Chaser 2mm hat and Beachbum Brobe changing robes. The Sorted Surf Premium 8ft foam surfboard was listed at £192, reduced from £227, and the 7ft version at £180, reduced from £215. There is also a second-hand CHILLI Faded 2.0 Step Up 6ft6, with a regular price of £481. Hooded changing robes come in black, navy and coral for adults, and in black and coral for children, where the kids' robe was listed at £25, reduced from £33. Smaller items include a unisex heavy knit beanie for £12 and a cream Relaxed Sweater 2021, listed at £29, reduced from £46. The clothing is mostly T-shirts and hoodies with prints such as Circle, Si Palm, Cross Palms and Purple Palm.

The surf school runs from the Boscombe site, which is the home of the first artificial reef surf break in Europe. It offers classes for all ages and levels.

The shop has a 4.4 out of 5 rating from 78 Google reviews. Customers praise the range of surfboards, bodyboards and skateboards, and they describe the customer service as excellent. Two staff members, Deano and Jeff, are mentioned by name as helpful. Reviewers also say online orders offer good value and arrive quickly.

For online shopping, delivery in the UK is free on orders over £100. Orders placed before 3pm are sent the same day, and later orders go out the next day, excluding holidays. The shop also offers a price match guarantee and payment with Klarna.