Eric Arakawa Designs

Eric Arakawa Designs Custom surfboards crafted on the North Shore of Oahu with passion since 1979. In demand throughout the globe, Eric has traveled to Australia, the U.S.

With over 30 years of experience and having shaped surfboards for over ten World Champions, Eric Arakawa is considered by many to be one of the finest shapers in the world. Used regularly by both local and touring pros, his boards have been ridden to victory in countless Triple Crowns as well as WCT and WQS events worldwide. Mainland, Brazil, Europe, Japan, Israel, Puerto Rico and the South Pacifi

c to shape and design boards. Because of the uncompromising quality of his work, he has also been honored by the surfing media for his achievements, with Australia’s Surfing Life Magazine having rated him amongst the top ten shapers in the world, and more recently being named as Surfing Magazine’s Shaper of the Year in 2003. Close to 30,000 boards under his belt, he has added the distinction of becoming an industry leader in incorporating the now universally accepted CAD technology to improve not only his own designs, but also those of many of his peers. In addition, with advent of new materials, he has been tapped as a consultant for sports industry giant Salomon Inc. as well as a designer for U.S. Blanks, a surfboard blank manufacturer making its mark in the industry.

12/20/2025

If the RP is our F1 car, this is our Go-Cart: super accessible, easy to control, and an insane amount of fun. gives us his rundown and review of the by Arakawa Surfboards.

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A winner will be selected on January 5, 2026, and will get to choose any ONE of the featured boards to take home. Entries close December 31.



**No purchase necessary. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or Facebook.

12/19/2025

Eric’s board drop with board # 2 of our giveaway: The Bandit | 5’8 x 19.5 x 2.56 - 29.9 L

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How to Enter:
1️⃣ Like and save the original pinned post (NOT this one)
2️⃣ Tag 3 friends in the comments
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Throughout the month, we’ll preview and break down the 4 boards you can choose from, featuring one board each week.
A winner will be selected on January 5, 2026, and will get to choose any ONE of the featured boards to take home. Entries close December 31.

Mahalo for your support, and good luck 🤙 - Arakawa ʻOhana



**No purchase necessary. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or Facebook.

Board # 2 of our giveaway: The Bandit | 5’8”  x  19.5  x  2.56   -  29.9L  w/Bat tailLate to the game? Still get time!H...
12/16/2025

Board # 2 of our giveaway: The Bandit | 5’8”  x  19.5  x  2.56   -  29.9L  w/Bat tail

Late to the game? Still get time!

How to Enter:
1️⃣ Like and save the original post (NOT this one)
2️⃣ Tag 3 friends in the comments
3️⃣ Share the original post to your story and tag Arakawasurfboards +

Or email “ ”  to infoArakawasurfboards.com

Throughout the month, we’ll preview and break down the 4 boards you can choose from, featuring one board each week.
A winner will be selected on January 5, 2026, and will get to choose any ONE of the featured boards to take home. Entries close December 31.

Mahalo for your support, and good luck 🤙 - Arakawa ʻOhana



**No purchase necessary. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or Facebook.

12/14/2025

Eric’s board drop with board # 1 of our giveaway: The Holy Moli | 6’10 x 20.75 x 2.75 - 42.1 L

Late to the game? Still get time!

How to Enter:
1️⃣ Like and save the original post (NOT this one)
2️⃣ Tag 3 friends in the comments
3️⃣ Share the original post to your story and tag Arakawasurfboards + 

Or email “ ”  to [email protected]

Throughout the month, we’ll preview and break down the 4 boards you can choose from, featuring one board each week.
A winner will be selected on January 5, 2026, and will get to choose any ONE of the featured boards to take home. Entries close December 31.

Mahalo for your support, and good luck 🤙 - Arakawa ʻOhana



**No purchase necessary. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or Facebook.

Check out board #1 of our giveaway: a 6’10 Holy Moli. Late to the game? Still get time! How to Enter:1️⃣ Like and save ...
12/09/2025

Check out board #1 of our giveaway: a 6’10 Holy Moli.

Late to the game? Still get time!

How to Enter:
1️⃣ Like and save the original post (NOT this one)
2️⃣ Tag 3 friends in the comments
3️⃣ Share the original post to your story and tag Arakawasurfboards + 

Or email “ ”  to infoArakawasurfboards.com

Throughout the month, we’ll preview and break down the 4 boards you can choose from, featuring one board each week.
A winner will be selected on January 5, 2026, and will get to choose any ONE of the featured boards to take home. Entries close December 31.

Mahalo for your support, and good luck 🤙 - Arakawa ʻOhana



**No purchase necessary. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or Facebook.

In the spirit of the holidays, and as a thank you for all your support this year, Arakawa Surfboards is launching the ...
12/03/2025

In the spirit of the holidays, and as a thank you for all your support this year, Arakawa Surfboards is launching the Giveaway!

How to Enter:
1️⃣ Like and save this post
2️⃣ Tag 3 friends in the comments
3️⃣ Share this post to your story and tag +

Throughout the month, we’ll preview and break down the 4 boards you can choose from, featuring one board each week.
A winner will be selected on January 5, 2026, and will get to choose any ONE of the featured boards to take home. Entries close December 31.

Mahalo for your support, and good luck 🤙 - Arakawa ʻOhana

Thanksgiving quiver for
11/29/2025

Thanksgiving quiver for

Truly thankful and counting our blessings!
11/27/2025

Truly thankful and counting our blessings!

Winter is here, and this Stun Gun just dropped into our factory showroom! The call if you need a performance step up wit...
11/25/2025

Winter is here, and this Stun Gun just dropped into our factory showroom! The call if you need a performance step up with extra paddle power, drive, and stability. This one is 6’8 x 19.5 x 2.75 V37.6 liters.

We will be closed tomorrow 9/1. Back in action on Tuesday with our normal business hours 🤙🏼
08/31/2025

We will be closed tomorrow 9/1. Back in action on Tuesday with our normal business hours 🤙🏼

quiver for the finals in Fiji.All “RP”s ranging from 6’1 up to 6’8 to have him covered in all conditions•Thanks for th...
08/27/2025

quiver for the finals in Fiji.
All “RP”s ranging from 6’1 up to 6’8 to have him covered in all conditions
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Thanks for the amazing glass jobs and Gavin Hasegawa for the sprays!

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Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
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Arakawa Surfboards is established as one of the premier surfboard companies to have risen from the North Shore of Oahu. Born and raised in Hawaii, founder and shaper Eric Arakawa moved to Sunset Beach at the age of 18 to begin what is now over 30 years of experience building boards for the world's elite. Located 15 minutes from Pipeline, his small factory is filled with the hum of machines, the scent of resin, and above all, shapers with a passion for creating the magic board. Every order is personally designed by Eric and carefully tuned by hand. After decades of hand shaping, he now marries the precision of CAD with the art and soul of shaping, creating some of surfing's finest boards ridden by novices and touring pros alike. Eric Arakawa and his team will work together with you to build a board that gets you as stoked about surfing as they are. This is a factory that lives, eats, and breathes surfboards. These are proven boards from the proving grounds.