Why the Circle One Double Surfboard Bag Is the Best Double Surfboard Bag You Can Buy
If you've ever tried to justify buying two separate board bags, you'll know the maths doesn't add up. Two single bags cost more, take up double the space in the van or under the bed, and you still end up wrestling with two straps at airport check-in instead of one. A proper double board bag solves all three problems in one go and starting at £99.99, the Circle One Double Surfboard Bag makes a strong case for being the smartest way to carry two boards without cutting corners on protection.
Here's why it earns its place as one of the best double board bags on the market right now.
Two Boards, One Bag, Zero Compromise
At Circle One we built this bag with genuine depth and gusset room rather than just stretching a single bag wider. Inside, a fully padded internal divider, full width and full length, keeps your boards from ever touching each other in transit. That's the detail that actually matters: cheaper double bags often skimp on the divider or make it half-length, which means your fins and rails are still knocking together every time the van goes over a speed bump.
As a guide, it'll comfortably swallow two boards up to 23.5" wide and 3" thick, so whether you're travelling with a shortboard and a mid-length, or two fun boards for a family surf trip, there's room to spare, plus a bit left over for a wetsuit or a set of fins.
Built Like a Bag That's Meant to Last
This isn't a flimsy travel bag that'll be delaminating by your second trip. It's made from 6mm high-density foam paddingwrapped in a tough 600D outer shell, which is the same standard of construction Circle One uses across its single board bags and SUP bags. That padding thickness is genuinely competitive, a lot of bags in this price bracket use 4–5mm foam, so you're getting noticeably more impact protection for a similar spend.
The two-way metal zip opens wide for easy loading (no fighting to squeeze a board through a narrow gap), and the carry handle and shoulder strap are properly reinforced rather than bolted on as an afterthought, worth knowing when you're hauling two boards' worth of weight across a car park or through departures.
Thoughtful Details That Save You Hassle
A few small touches lift this bag above the generic double bags flooding the market:
- 3 Velcro compression points let you cinch down the gusset depth when you're only carrying one board, so it doesn't flap around loose and get damaged in transit.
- A Velcro centre fin slot (on 7'6" bags and above) means you can leave a longer centre fin fitted rather than removing it every single trip, a small thing, but anyone who's stripped a fin box screw at 6am before a dawn patrol will appreciate it.
- Eight length options, from 6ft right through to 9ft 6, so you're not paying for wasted bag length or squeezing a longer board in somewhere it doesn't quite fit.
Sizing Made Simple
| Length | Width (widest point) | Unloaded weight |
|---|---|---|
| 6ft | 24" (61cm) | 2.58kg |
| 6ft 6 | 24" (61cm) | 2.80kg |
| 7ft | 25.5" (65cm) | 3.17kg |
| 7ft 6 | 25.5" (65cm) | 3.45kg |
| 8ft | 26" (66cm) | 3.60kg |
| 8ft 6 | 26" (66cm) | 3.97kg |
| 9ft | 27" (69cm) | 4.22kg |
| 9ft 6 | 27" (69cm) | 4.32kg |
If you're between sizes, or carrying wider mal-style boards, sizing up gives you easier loading and a bit of extra clearance at the nose and tail.
Starting at £99.99, you're paying roughly what a single premium board bag costs elsewhere, but getting protection for two boards, a proper divider, thicker padding than most competitors, and a UK company that's been shaping and building surf gear since 1969 standing behind it. Add in free UK mainland delivery on orders over £50 and a straightforward 60-day returns policy, and there's very little risk in trying it.
For anyone who regularly travels with more than one board, whether that's a quiver run to the coast, a surf trip abroad, or just not wanting to gamble on which board will suit the conditions, this bag removes the usual trade-off between cost and protection. You're not settling for a cheaper single-board-quality bag stretched to fit two; you're getting a bag purpose-built for the job.
If you're after one bag that protects two boards properly, without doubling your spend or your kit bag count, the Circle One Double Surfboard Bag is hard to beat for the money.
