We present the JP Australia Ultimate Wave S-TEC 2026.

WAVE EXCELLENCE IN ULTIMATE TECHNOLOGY

Maximum control, radical turns, and a shape designed without compromise for wave performance. The Ultimate Wave delivers pure down-the-line power while offering surprisingly early planing for a board in this category. Developed in collaboration with our top riders, the Ultimate Wave is lighter, faster, and more precise than ever.

The S-TEC Construction, introduced last season, remains a true game-changer. It makes the boards about 500 grams lighter than previous generations—and you’ll feel the difference in every session.

We achieve this weight reduction through:

• No paint

• Less anti-slip material, only in the standing area

• Smaller pads—less EVA and less adhesive

• Omitting the rear center fin box

• An optimized hand-layup process with separately prepared fibers

Despite the reduced weight, durability remains fully intact because the previous Innegra material has been replaced by high-quality S-glass combined with biaxial carbon reinforcements and UD carbon beneath the high-density PVC. In addition, the bottom laminate now extends over the rails instead of ending at the tuck line. Together with the overlapping deck laminate, this creates an additional stringer along the rails, which provides both greater stiffness and robustness.

This Constructiont not only looks extremely clean, but it also delivers a completely new riding experience. Less weight makes the board livelier, more agile, and more responsive.

The ultimate windsurfing experience is pure down-the-line wave riding, and that’s exactly what the Ultimate Wave line is built for. Each generation has been further refined, and earlier models have won on the IWT Wave Tour and dominated the Aloha Classic, among other achievements. The new boards take it up a notch, and we expect to see them even more successful in competition. Whether you win or not, these boards guarantee an incredible riding experience and noticeably elevate your wave performance—from mediocre days to epic conditions.

Feedback from the pros who use their Magic Wave boards on the tour was a key component in the development of this shape. We wanted to bring more responsiveness and agility to our down-the-line shapes to create an even more engaging and reliable riding experience for advanced wave riders.

Shaper Werner Gnigler achieved this by combining the Magic Wave swallowtail with the Ultimate Wave nose. The result is a board that lets you ride more vertically and enables lip hits with greater control and confidence. These hybrid shapes are a blast to ride and remain controllable at all times, even in big waves.

One of the most important shape features is the straight scoop rocker line in the center of the board, combined with significantly more bottom curve along the rails. Added to this is a clever Vee design that starts with a moderate Vee in the nose area, transitions into a single concave between the footstraps, and ends in a slight Vee at the tail. This delivers early planing, plenty of speed, and a powerful, controlled, and radical surfing feel.

The fluid outline and thin, soft rails transition into a precise swallowtail—a must for maximum grip in high-speed turns and ultimate acceleration in tight turns on smaller waves.

The fin boxes and standing positions are set slightly further back than before, allowing you to control turns with either your front or back foot at any time and adjust your line flexibly. This not only increases control but also opens up completely new possibilities for radical maneuvers—from small to huge waves.

QUAD FIN BOXES / NO FINN
Efficient and cost-effective. Starting in 2026, the boards will come with four slot boxes for a quad setup. The side boxes are shorter for better performance. The rarely used center box has been omitted for weight and cost reasons. Most wave specialists have their own preferred Fins anyway. This allows us to offer the board at a lower price and with reduced weight.

TECH FEATURES

• S Glass Technology

• High-density PVC across the entire deck and bottom

• Biax carbon reinforcements throughout the standing area

• Double carbon reinforcements in the footstrap area

• UD Carbon X Wrap layers for increased torsional stiffness and stability in the standing area

• Fully overlapping parabolic S-Glass rails

• Omega stringer in the bottom made of high-density PVC reinforced with UD carbon

• Fins-positioning scale

• Dual footstrap plugs

• Footstraps with scale

• Four short slot boxes, no Fins

• New sail positioning scale