SeaBird · Surfski
SeaBird Wave 5.5
5.55m x 55cm beginner ski designed by Björn Thomasson, whose own Spindrift and Spray sit a few centimetres narrower on this list. SeaBird makes the case for very high secondary stability rather than a flat, barge-like platform, and points at long-distance touring as much as at first sessions.
- Length
- 5.55 m
- Beam
- 55 cm
- Deck
- 34 cm
- Lightest
- 19 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 5.55 m
- Beam
- 55 cm
- Deck height
- 34 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- beginner
- New price
- Not listed new
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: First sessions, rough-water training for an intermediate paddler, and long easy days.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 90 kg. It stays workable from 79 kg to 95 kg, and sits at its best between 84 kg and 92 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
SeaBird Designs is a Norwegian design house whose composite boats are built and shipped by Ceranos Invest OÜ in Estonia. The surfski range is three Wave models on one design language, and the smallest of them is a Björn Thomasson design.
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Named designer with a track record in sea kayaks
- Wide enough to learn on and long enough to keep
- Recommended paddler weight and a 120kg capacity both stated
Trade-offs
- Slow next to anything raceable
- 19-21kg is a lot of boat to carry
- Out of stock when checked, and no published price
What paddlers say
No independent owner review located as of August 2026.Reported experience
Where to buy
No mapped dealer for SeaBird yet. Every maker and market we cover.
SeaBird publishes no price on the product pages and all three Wave skis showed out of stock when checked in August 2026. The range sells through Nordic dealers, so ask for a quote.
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