Surfboard shortage hits Gold Coast as more surfers take to the waves during COVID-19 pandemic

Gold Coast surfboard shaper Steve Del Rosso has been making boards for more than 30 years, but he has never seen a year like 2020.

An increase in the number of people surfing during the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with difficulty sourcing manufacturing supplies, has led to a surfboard shortage on the coast, according to the veteran shaper.

“[There’s] definitely a surfboard shortage at the moment,” he said.

“I think because we’re…