How To Choose Surf Wax

Waxing a board is part of surfing ritual. Could even be a transcendent experience to some, depending on how seriously you take the pre-surf set-up.

Which poses the question – how do you wax your board? Start with base coat, then a top coat? Skip the base? Cross-hatch or circles? A mix of both? Do you suffer with the placebo effect that if you don't wax your board before every surf session, you're going to slip?

Either way, like most things in surfing, there's not a one-size fits all approach here.