Happy Bay
🇪🇸 Somo, Cantabria, Spain
Happy Bay is a surfboard shaping workshop based in Somo (Cantabria), Spain. It mainly builds longboard, shortboard, fish, custom, offering handmade custom boards for local and visiting surfers. There are 6 other shapers within 60 km that you can also find in the directory. Buying from a local shaper supports the craft, cuts the footprint of shipping mass-produced boards and gets you a board designed for your local waves.
How to contact Happy Bay
- Instagram: @happybaysomo
- Location: Somo, Cantabria, Spain
To order a custom board, message the workshop with your weight, height, surfing level and the waves you usually surf: with that the shaper can suggest dimensions and volume. Bear in mind a custom board usually takes several weeks, especially in high season. How many litres do you need? Try the surfboard volume calculator.
More about the area: Los mejores shapers en Cantabria.
What boards Happy Bay makes
- Longboard: long boards (over 9 ft) with lots of float, ideal for small waves, beginners or classic noseriding.
- Shortboard: short, low-volume boards built to turn in powerful waves; aimed at intermediate and advanced surfers.
- Fish: short, wide boards with a swallow tail; fast and easy to paddle in small to medium waves.
- Custom: made-to-measure boards: the shaper adapts dimensions, volume and design to your weight, level and local waves.
Not sure which model suits you? See the visual guide to board types and how to choose a board for your weight and level (in Spanish).
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