The Father of Modern Longboarding

Steve Walden shaped his first surfboard in 1961, at age 13, and never looked back. Eight years later, the native Southern Californian opened his first board factory and store in Huntington Beach, then moved to the North Shore of Oahu in 1972, where he made a name for himself as a prolific longboard shaper.

While the rest of the surfing world was fixated on short single fins, Walden continued to faithfully hone his longboard designs. Over the years he shaped for prestigious labels like Lightning Bolt, Local Motion, HIC, and Channel Islands, but it was always his own boards that set him apart.

By the early 80s, Walden returned to California where he unveiled his wildly successful Magic Model with its radical rocker, down-turned rails, and super-fast Turbo Hull bottom contour. With arguably the most advanced and high-performance longboard on the market, Walden was uniquely positioned to capitalize on the resurgence of longboarding in the late 80s and 90s.

In 2004, he teamed up with Global Surf Industries to distribute his shapes and expand the Walden Surfboards brand worldwide. These days, when he’s not mowing foam, Walden is surfing. Though he competed some as a teenager, he returned to contest surfing at the age of 30 and has been a regular on the winner’s podium ever since. In fact, Walden still holds the record for the longest noseride in competition history with an epic 25.5-second ride.

To date, Steve estimates he's personally shaped over 20,000 boards.

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Magic Model - True Ride True Ride Walden 9'0" x 22.25" x 2.75" - 67.6
Magic Model - True Ride True Ride Walden 8'0" x 22"x 2.75" - 58.2L
Walden
Magic Model - True Ride
Price
$1,039.35$1,104.35
Magic Model - Tuflite - Classic Tuflite Walden 8'0" x 21.9" x 3.0" - 61.7L
Magic Model - Tuflite - Classic Tuflite Walden
Walden
Magic Model - Tuflite - Classic
Price
$1,599.00$1,749.00
Magic Model - Poly-Fusion Fusion-Poly Walden 10'0"
Magic Model - Poly-Fusion Fusion-Poly Walden
Walden
Magic Model - Poly-Fusion
Price
$1,749.00
Magic Model - Tuflite Tuflite Walden 10'0" x 23.5" x 3.4" - 92.1L
Magic Model - Tuflite Tuflite Walden 9'0" x 22.1" x 3.25" - 73.9L
Walden
Magic Model - Tuflite
Price
$1,599.00$1,799.00
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Magic Wahine - Fusion HD Fusion-HD Walden 8'0" x 22" x 2.75" - 58.2L
Magic Wahine - Fusion HD Fusion-HD Walden 8'6" x 22" x 2.75" - 61.8L
Walden
Magic Wahine - Fusion HD
Price
$949.50$1,284.35
Mega Magic - Tuflite Tuflite Walden 8'0" x 23.5" x 4.0" - 82.2L
Mega Magic - Tuflite Tuflite Walden
Walden
Mega Magic - Tuflite
Price
$1,599.00$1,999.00
Mega Magic - Fusion-HD Fusion-HD Walden 8'0" x 23.5" x 3.5" - 73.8L
Mega Magic - Fusion-HD Fusion-HD Walden
Walden
Mega Magic - Fusion-HD
Price
$1,599.00$1,899.00
Micro Magic True Ride Walden
Micro Magic True Ride Walden
Walden
Micro Magic
Price
$1,399.00
Mini Mega Magic - Fusion-HD Fusion-HD Walden 6'10" x 23.5" x 3.5" - 67.0L
Walden
Mini Mega Magic - Fusion-HD
Price
$1,599.00$1,649.00
Deviled Egg - True ride True Ride Walden 7'6" x 21.5" x 2.75" - 53.9L
Deviled Egg - True ride True Ride Walden
Walden
Deviled Egg - True ride
Price
$1,599.00
Mini Mega Magic - Tuflite Tuflite Walden 6'10" x 23.5" x 3.5" - 67.0L
Mini Mega Magic - Tuflite Tuflite Walden 7'6" x 23.5" x 3.9" - 82.2L
Walden
Mini Mega Magic - Tuflite
Price
$1,549.00$1,599.00
Mega Magic - Softop Softop-CP Walden 9'0" x 24.0" x 4.25" -101.6L
Mega Magic - Softop Softop-CP Walden
Walden
Mega Magic - Softop
Price
$1,299.00