Aloha & Welcome to the home of Maker Surfboards

Maker Surfboards is owned and operated by Joey and Tiana Mattos of Maui, Hawaii. They are a husband and wife team, building all their boards from start to finish. Joey is a well rounded shaper that shapes everything from high performance shortboards/ longboards, retro/ modern fishes, mid lengths, mini simmons, and a blend of classic and modern logs. Tiana on the other hand is known for some of the most creative glass work around, from unique resin tints,  to custom fabric inlays. Together they are able to create some of the most high performing, visually pleasing surfboards around.

Longboards

Nose rider/ Single Fin Models

Journeyman

“Our most high performance nose rider.”

The Journeyman is a nose rider that favors better waves with more curve in the face. The major design feature is setting the wide point of the outline behind center, creating wide hips that make turning very snappy especially in waves with more curve. Naturally this pulls the nose outline in slightly more than the Runway Model which lets you hang ten in those punchy more critical sections of the wave. Rails are a nice 50/50 with a blended nose concave. Rocker is long and low thru the entry to an aggressive flip just after the fin.

Runway Model

“Timeless and Classic. The Runway is inspired by the board David Nu’uhiwa rode in ‘67. What I consider the most influential nose rider of all time.”

The Runway Model is a wide stable nose rider perfect for your everyday surf. Complete with 50/50 rails, a blended concave through the nose, a long low rocker with moderate tail kick. This model is purposed for maximum glide and style.

Norma Jean

“Pretty much the easiest board to ride. Floats amazing, paddles like a dream, and nose rides with ease.”

I wanted to make a board with a wide nose that created a nice parallel outline to suit surfers of all levels. For the surfer looking to consistently get to the tip, this board is perfect. It gives you the confidence to get to the nose in one fluid motion.

The main attributes of this board focus on early wave entry and stability for the surfer looking to enhance their classic longboarding style. Complete with 50/50 rails, a blended nose concave, a long low rocker with moderate tail kick this model has a smooth entry line for maximum glide, forgiving and stable cross-stepping.

Modern High Performance Models

Performer

The Performer features a 2+1 fin configuration with additional rocker, a sleeker outline, and a more tapered responsive rail. The bottom utilizes a concave in the nose for increased lift for nose riding, which transitions to a slight double concave through the mid-section of the board, then to a concave vee through the fins. The sole purpose of this model is to absolutely shred.

 Shortboards

When it comes to shortboard design, length, width, and thickness can sometimes not be enough to design a proper shortboard for you. So we’ve chosen to make our custom shortboards tailored through conversation to ensure each design element suites you just right.