A clear alternative to surf wax

Never ever wax
your surfboard again

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We believed it was possible to develop an alternative to surf wax that did not compromise our customer's surf. A surf grip system that doesn’t melt, doesn’t stain and that allows your surfboard design shine.

So we did it

an alternative to surf wax never wax your board again

Why should we worry about regularly maintaining our boards, adding top layers of wax before every session, using different waxes for different temperatures, finding melted wax sticking everywhere, and polluting our oceans just to enjoy our passion for surfing?

We believe we shouldn’t.

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A clear alternative to surf wax

Van Der Waal is a crystal-clear surfboard traction pad that doesn’t melt, doesn’t stain, and doesn’t get sticky or dirty so your surfboard design will always shine. You will never find again melted wax on your car, surf bag, or clothes.
Apply it once and you will be ready to surf for almost 2 years with almost no maintenance, making our surf grip pads an eco-friendly alternative to surf wax.

NEVER WAX YOUR SURFBOARD AGAIN
SURF GRIP. REDEFINED.
NEVER WAX YOUR SURFBOARD AGAIN
SURF GRIP. REDEFINED.
NEVER WAX YOUR SURFBOARD AGAIN
SURF GRIP. REDEFINED.

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“No more melting issues in a hot car, dramas with hire care upholstery, headrests, etc. No more nasty nasty on the sleeve of your fave Pharcyde hoodie, no more waxing the underside of the surfboard stacked above or below, referred to in the age of political incorrectness as the ‘Irish’ or ‘Chinese’ wax job.”

— SURF EUROPE MAG

WAXLESS SURF GRIP

Your ocean deserves more

Most of the average surf waxes are derived from bi-products from the crude oil and petroleum industry. This means they contain chemicals such as paraffin wax, petroleum jelly, microcrystalline wax, vistanex as well as synthetic glues, resins, dyes, and fragrances. Not to count with the CO2 emissions on transportation caused by fast-moving consumer goods.

Imagine all the wax bars you ever used, melting into the ocean. Now multiply that by the number of surfers around the world.

hexagonal surf grips

surf grip. simplified.

Say goodbye to the hassle of constantly applying, scratching, and re-applying that old brown wax.

Just grab your surfboard and go surf.

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Carcavelos, at the fatidic day

It all started with a broken board

How a story with broken surfboard evolved into a business