JS Industries Surfboards Monsta

Description

Shop Crew Note: Jason Stevenson’s core team model (Monsta / Xero Gravity). High-performance elite flagship shape tailored explicitly to lock heavy turns when the swell turns fully on.

Level: intermediate, advanced
Wave Height: 2-4ft, 4-6ft, 6ft+
Board Type: everyday
Material: polyester
Suggested Fins: FCS II JS PC Thruster Set or Futures JS Carbon/Honeycomb

EVOLUTION OF THE BEST
The latest evolution of our flagship shortboard, we had to create a new Monsta once the Traktor Team unanimously decided this file was the best all-rounder they’d ever ridden. Everyone’s recent quivers featuring this version of the Monsta saw a clear consensus – it’s what you want to ride to unlock your best performance surfing in a range of conditions from waist high to overhead. The Monsta should let you mind surf a 2-4ft beach break, then allow everything you imagined and more. Our R&D showed that to be true a thousand times over.

Sammy Pupo was the catalyst for this progression. The board we made him that won the Snapper CS in 2023 then became a basis for the rest of the Traktor Team. Time after time, in batches of R&D boards for free surfers, pro juniors, to QS, Challenger and the CT, it was the clear winner – Sammy’s Snapper Monsta file.

In a similar range of conditions, the Xero Gravity is the everyman’s daily board, forgiving yet still performance oriented with a flatter deck & fuller rail, while the Monsta will dominate the same type of waves in a more refined version for the fitter or more experienced surfers. Overall, the new Monsta has a medium rocker, with smooth, continuous curve that’s slightly flatter than a Golden Child or FMN3, but more curve than a Xero Gravity. It features a generous sweet spot for control in big turns, while balancing release out of the lip.

Bottom contours have been updated too, sitting right in between the shallower FMN3 / Golden Child concave, and the deeper previous Monsta 10 / Xero Gravity concave. The new Monsta’s moderate single to double concave provides lift with water flow throughout the board, beginning under front foot and getting more pronounced through the fins.

Another update is the new Monsta’s dimensions and thickness in the centre, which has now shifted to cater for the incredible power to weight ratio of our current team riders. Surfers from Jack Robinson to Kauli Vaast push hard enough at their size to ride more volume than previous generations. This means more foam in the centre of the board for paddle power, momentum, and power through turns.

There is now a clear separation in both dimensions & intended wave type between the new Monsta and the most refined models in our range, being the Golden Child & FMN3, which are designed as the pinnacle of everyone’s quiver – purely for quality, hollow waves. Since its release, the Golden Child has become the gold standard in waves with power, so with those conditions perfectly covered, we worked on the highest performance small to medium wave weapon to complete the most modern quiver.

Overall, the Monsta prompts intuitive & fast surfing. It’s our best version of this model yet, and now, it’s ready for the rest of the world to enjoy anywhere, all the time. The best always find a way to get better.

JACK ROBINSON // Height: 5’11 (180 cm) // Weight: 185lbs (84kg)
Rides 6’0” x 19 ?” x 2 ?” x 30.5L

MARCO MIGNOT // Height: 5’11 (180 cm) // Weight: 160 lbs (73 kg)
Rides 5’10” x 18 7/8” x 2 7/16” x 27.7L

JULIAN WILSON // Height: 6’0” (183 cm) // Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
Rides 5’11” x 19” x 2 1/2” x 28.9L

RYAN CALLINAN // Height: 6’0” (183 cm) // Weight: 181 lbs (82 kg)
Rides 6’0” x 18 7/8” x 2 3/8” x 28.5L

KANOA IGARASHI // Height: 5’11” (180 cm) // Weight: 171 lbs (78 kg)
Rides 6’0” x 18 7/8” x 2 ½” x 29.2L

WAVE TYPE
The Monsta is the board that will unlock your best performance surfing in all conditions between waist high to overhead. This is the board that lets you mind surf a 2-4ft beach break, then allow everything you imagined and more. Our R&D showed that to be true a thousand times over.

Features
Rocker
The new Monsta features a medium rocker, with smooth, continuous curve that’s slightly flatter than a Golden Child or FMN3, but more defined than a Xero Gravity. It offers a generous sweet spot for control in big turns, while balancing release out of the lip.

Rail Type
Monsta has medium rails, providing a forgiving ride if conditions are less than ideal, but still allowing unlimited performance.

Glassing
Sizes 5’6″ to 6’4″ are glassed standard with 4 x 3oz glass on the deck and 4oz on the bottom. 6’4″ and above are glassed 4 x 4oz deck with 4oz bottom.

Fin setup
Monsta squash comes stock as a thruster and as a 5 fin for a round tail. Alternate fin set ups and tail shapes are available under custom order

CONCAVE
With an updated bottom contour, the Monsta now sits right in between the shallower FMN3 / Golden Child concave, and the deeper previous Monsta 10 / Xero Gravity concave. The new Monsta’s moderate single to double concave balances control with lift throughout the board, beginning under front foot and getting more pronounced through the fins.

Colour: FCSII