Santa Cruz, California

Mars
Boards

Board sports for the next generation. Built where the waves break, designed for the way you actually ride.

Est. 2026 · Surf · Skate · Style
The Ethos

Boards should feel like they were made for you. Because they were.

Mars Boards exists because the board market is split between mass-produced filler and $800 custom shapes with a 6-week wait. We're building something in between: boards with real design intent, sold direct, priced for people who actually surf and skate every week, not once a year.

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Direct to Rider

No middleman surf shops taking a 50% cut. We design, produce, and ship directly to you. Better boards, better price, no compromise.

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Santa Cruz Rooted

Designed in one of the world's best surf towns. Steamer Lane, Pleasure Point, The Hook. Our boards are born where the waves are world-class.

Built to Last

Eco-conscious materials where it matters. We're not slapping a "green" label on for marketing. We're choosing materials that perform better and waste less.

More Than Product

The culture is the brand.
The brand is the culture.

Mars Boards is a media-first board company. We document the rides, the wipeouts, the local sessions, and the community that makes surf and skate culture worth caring about. The content is the product as much as the boards are.

35M
surfers worldwide
$3.4B
surfboard market
+12%
DTC growth post-2020
66%
amateur riders

The waves don't wait.
Neither do we.

Mars Boards is coming. A new kind of board company, built internet-native, rooted in Santa Cruz, and designed for every rider who refuses to settle for generic.