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We've tested inflatable paddleboards costing between £250 and £400, so that we can tell you the best inflatable paddleboard if you're looking to get into paddleboarding for the first time.
On the water we assessed stability, manoeuvrability, and how easy each inflatable paddleboard was to get up to speed and maintain it. We rated the paddles, pumps and carry bags of every paddleboard we tested.
Inflating, deflating and portability were also scrutinised. The best inflatable paddleboards are a doddle to fold and pack up, and have comfortable carry bags with padded straps to make carrying them a comfortable experience.
Our team of testers included beginners, more experienced paddleboarders, and qualified stand-up paddleboard instructors.
We found one stand-out paddleboard that everyone agreed was the best.
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Inflatable paddleboard | Stability | Glide | Manoeuvrability | Portability | Where to buy |
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Good | Good | Excellent | Easy | ||
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Excellent | Average | Average | Easy | ||
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Good | Good | Good | Average | ||
Excellent | Average | Average | Difficult |
Date tested: February 2023. Page last checked February 2024. We're not able to show every retailer and cheaper prices may be available.
All the inflatable paddleboards we tested are listed in alphabetical order below.
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Need to know: The backpack with everything inside it weighs 10.85kg, the board is 9 feet 10 inches long, paddles, hand pump, foot leash, fins and repair patch all included
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Need to know: The backpack with everything inside it weighs 11.6kg, the board is 10 feet 4 inches long, paddles, hand pump, foot leash, repair patch and fins are all included
Available from Aquaplanet (£349)
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Need to know: The backpack with everything inside weighs 12.8kg, the board is 10 feet six inches long, paddles, hand pump, foot leash, repair patch and fins all included
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Need to know: The backpack with everything inside weighs 9.6kg, the board is 10 feet six inches long, paddles, hand pump, foot leash, repair patch and fins all included.
Available from SUP Warehouse (£269.99) (Out of stock)
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Need to know: The backpack with everything inside weighs 10.95kg, the board is 10 feet nine inches long, paddles, foot pump, foot leash, repair patch and fins all included.
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Need to know: The backpack with everything inside weighs 9.75kg, the board is 10 feet long, foot leash, repair patch and fins all included. Paddled and pump are not included. You will need to buy them separately.
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Need to know: The backpack with everything inside weighs 12kg, the board is 10 feet long, foot leash, repair patch, fins, paddle, and hand pump all included.
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Need to know: The backpack with everything inside weighs 10.85kg, the board is 10 feet long, foot leash, repair patch, fins, paddle, and hand pump all included.
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To find the best inflatable paddleboards, we recruit novice paddleboarders and qualified SUP experts to help us rate each board on a calm lake in Surrey.
We'd like to thank Skip Innes, owner and head coach, and Grant Bristow, SUP instructor and Open water lifeguard at The SHAC at Buckland Park in Surrey, who helped facilitate our most recent paddleboard test, and kept our testers safe on the water.
We regularly revisit the inflatable paddleboards on sale to see if there are any more popular versions that need testing and when we find them we do.
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We rate each paddleboard for:
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The use of a paddleboard on the vast majority of inland waterways requires a licence from the relevant authority.
A British Canoeing On the Water membership, £47 for an adult, gives you a licence that opens up 4,500km of rivers, canals and waterways in England and Wales for you to enjoy.
Alternatively, you can paddleboard at a variety of private lakes and waterways around the country, as long as you have sought the correct permissions and licences. On most inland waterways you can attain a licence for different time periods, often from as little as a day, which may be a cheaper option than an annual membership, depending how often you intend to use your SUP.
Here are a few tips we picked up from the experts while testing paddleboards.