The Father of Modern Longboarding

Steve Walden shaped his first surfboard in 1961, at age 13, and never looked back. Eight years later, the native Southern Californian opened his first board factory and store in Huntington Beach,...then moved to the North Shore of Oahu in 1972, where he made a name for himself as a prolific longboard shaper. While the rest of the surfing world was fixated on short single fins, Walden continued to faithfully hone his longboard designs. Over the years he shaped for prestigious labels like Lightning Bolt, Local Motion, HIC, and Channel Islands, but it was always his own boards that set him apart. By the early 80s, Walden returned to California where he unveiled his wildly successful Magic Model with its radical rocker, down-turned rails, and super-fast Turbo Hull bottom contour.With arguably the most advanced and high-performance longboard on the market, Walden was uniquely positioned to capitalize on the resurgence of longboarding in the late 80s and 90s. To date, Walden estimates he’s personally shaped more than 20,000 boards, and in 2004, he teamed up with Global Surf Industries to distribute his shapes and expand the Walden Surfboards brand worldwide. These days, when he’s not mowing foam, Walden is surfing. Though he competed some as a teenager, he returned to contest surfing at the age of 30 and has been a regular on the winner’s podium ever since. In fact, Walden still holds the record for the longest noseride in competition history with an epic 25.5-second ride.To date, Steve estimates he's personally shaped over 20,000 boards.

Magic Model - Tuflite
Magic Model - Tuflite
Walden
Magic Model - Tuflite
Price
$895.00$1,025.00
Magic Model - True Ride
Magic Model - True Ride
Walden
Magic Model - True Ride
Price
$855.00$895.00
Magic Wahine
Magic Wahine
Walden
Magic Wahine
Price
$1,000.00$1,040.00
Mega Magic - Fusion-HD
Mega Magic - Fusion-HD
Walden
Mega Magic - Fusion-HD
Price
$865.00$1,065.00
Sale
Deviled Egg
Deviled Egg
Walden
Deviled Egg
Price
$720.00$760.00
Magic Model - Parabolic
Magic Model - Parabolic
Walden
Magic Model - Parabolic
Price
$1,080.00$1,260.00
Mega Magic - Tuflite
Mega Magic - Tuflite
Walden
Mega Magic - Tuflite
Price
$905.00$1,135.00
Sale
Micro Magic
Micro Magic
Walden
Micro Magic
Sale price
$695.00
List price
$760.00
Mini Mega Magic - Fusion-HD
Mini Mega Magic - Fusion-HD
Walden
Mini Mega Magic - Fusion-HD
Price
$925.00$985.00
Mini Mega Magic - Tuflite
Mini Mega Magic - Tuflite
Walden
Mini Mega Magic - Tuflite
Price
$840.00$875.00
Mega Magic - Softop
Mega Magic - Softop
Walden
Mega Magic - Softop
Price
$740.00$795.00
Sale
Mini Magic
Mini Magic
Walden
Mini Magic
Price
$925.00$985.00
Magic Model - Softop
Magic Model - Softop
Walden
Magic Model - Softop
Price
$760.00$790.00
Magic Model - Madera
Magic Model - Madera
Walden
Magic Model - Madera
Price
$945.00$1,005.00
Deviled Egg - Madera
Deviled Egg - Madera
Walden
Deviled Egg - Madera
Price
$840.00

Steve Talks Surfboards

Q&A: Steve Walden

Wisdom and stories from Steve.

The Magic Model

True to it's name, a must-have in every surfers quiver.