Ihlen Surfboards

Ihlen Surfboards

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Custom made surfboards shaped and designed by Ian Ihlenfeldt

16 Years handshaping experience; 4 of these years I have been a production shaper at one of the oldest and most established surf shops in the Western Cape

Photos from Ihlen Surfboards's post 30/03/2026

Custom for Thomas
5'10"×18 1/2"×2 3/8" 28.5L

This model is called the Rabbit Heart and was tweaked for Thom's specific needs and the waves he surfs every day.
The Rabbit Heart has single into double concaves and a fuller deck profile making the board more forgiving and user friendly. The tail is bladed out for quick and critical turns.

16/03/2026
23/02/2026

Custom made 5'6"x20"×2 5/8" 33.5L Keel Fish.
This is a replica of a handshaped board made for Leo by legendary surfboard shaper Greg Stokes.
The board came out great and goes like the wind. Thanks for the reference Greg!

09/02/2026

I'm super stoked to be working with , we are having tons of fun and exploring how far we can push certain designs.
Here he is with his 5'8"x20"x2 7/16" Performance twin. This design carries lots of volume and has just under 33L due to the flatter deck.
You can see Brendon surfing it in the previous post, watch this space as there is lots more to come!

04/12/2025

5'6" Keel fish
Roughed out and ready for the finishing touches. What's left now is to make everything smooth and pretty and fine-tuning the rails.

10/11/2025

Thanks for all the great support and another year of epic boards!
Looking forward to 2026!

31/10/2025

6'1" x 20 1/4" × 2 1/2" 34L
Custom for Matthew

06/02/2025

5'11"x18 3/8"x2 3/8" 28L
Custom performance shortboard for Lourens.
Single into double concaves, low rails and standard rocker. Perfect for everyday progressive surfing at your local beach break.
The magic is in there, you just need to know how to bring it out.

30/01/2025

Custom replica for
5'5"x19 3/4"x2 7/16" 28.6L
This vee bottom twin fin loves to be surfed on the rail and goes like the wind💨

19/07/2024

Team rider
She's riding a 5'5"x18 1/4"x2 1/8" 23L Rabbit Heart in this photo.
📸

16/07/2024

Shaping detail
Custom 6'0"x19 3/4"x2 7/16" 32L
Custom for Crew

28/06/2024

5'9"x19 1/8"x2 5/16" 27.5L
Custom for Richard

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