Where it fits
It fits capable surfers explicitly seeking a responsive performance direction rather than extra stability, fish speed or daily-driver forgiveness.
High Performance Shortboard
JS Industries Monsta
The JS Industries Monsta is indexed as a competition high-performance shortboard with a large size matrix across several constructions.
Official manufacturer information
Typical surfer profile
Its competition classification makes ability, surf frequency and realistic sizing especially important before choosing a low-volume option.
Wave direction
The available board information points toward punchier surf where a technical performance shortboard can use its responsiveness.
Where it sits in the design range
Compared with the JS Xero Gravity, the Monsta is the more technical competition direction; the Xero Gravity provides a more accessible performance daily-driver lane.
Dimensions and volume
Available size range
5'6 to 6'10, 22L to 44.1L across the reviewed board specifications. The table below shows the complete available size range.
| Length | Width | Thickness | Volume | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5'6 | 18 1/8 | 2 1/8 | 22L | PU |
| 5'6 | 18 3/8 | 2 3/16 | 22.9L | PU |
| 5'7 | 18 1/4 | 2 3/16 | 23.2L | PU |
| 5'7 | 18 1/2 | 2 1/4 | 24.1L | PU |
| 5'8 | 18 3/8 | 2 1/4 | 24.4L | PU |
| 5'8 | 18 5/8 | 2 5/16 | 25.3L | PU |
| 5'9 | 18 1/2 | 2 5/16 | 25.6L | PU |
| 5'9 | 18 3/4 | 2 3/8 | 26.5L | PU |
| 5'10 | 18 5/8 | 2 3/8 | 26.8L | PU |
| 5'10 | 18 7/8 | 2 7/16 | 27.7L | PU |
| 5'11 | 18 3/4 | 2 7/16 | 28L | PU |
| 5'11 | 19 | 2 1/2 | 28.9L | PU |
| 6'0 | 18 7/8 | 2 1/2 | 29.2L | PU |
| 6'0 | 19 1/8 | 2 9/16 | 30.2L | PU |
| 6'1 | 19 | 2 9/16 | 30.5L | PU |
| 6'1 | 19 1/4 | 2 5/8 | 31.7L | PU |
| 6'2 | 19 1/8 | 2 5/8 | 31.9L | PU |
| 6'2 | 19 3/8 | 2 11/16 | 33L | PU |
| 6'3 | 19 1/4 | 2 11/16 | 33.6L | PU |
| 6'3 | 19 1/2 | 2 3/4 | 34.5L | PU |
| 6'4 | 19 3/8 | 2 3/4 | 35.6L | PU |
| 6'4 | 19 5/8 | 2 13/16 | 36.3L | PU |
| 6'5 | 19 1/2 | 2 13/16 | 36.6L | PU |
| 6'5 | 19 3/4 | 2 7/8 | 38L | PU |
| 6'6 | 19 5/8 | 2 7/8 | 38.1L | PU |
| 6'6 | 19 7/8 | 2 15/16 | 39.6L | PU |
| 6'8 | 19 3/4 | 2 15/16 | 40.4L | PU |
| 6'8 | 20 | 3 | 41.8L | PU |
| 6'10 | 19 7/8 | 3 | 42.5L | PU |
| 6'10 | 20 1/8 | 3 1/16 | 44.1L | PU |
Board design direction
- Public family
- Performance Shortboard
- Detailed category
- High Performance Shortboard
- Ability guidance
- intermediate, advanced, expert
- Fin configuration
- Thruster
- Wave intent
- reef break, open face, point break, powerful, average
- Strengths
- sensitivity, projection, drive
- Trade-offs
- glide, turning radius
Guidance describes board characteristics, not a guaranteed performance outcome.
Board DNA
A compact view of how this board is designed to behave. Live stock and sizing remain the main purpose of this page.
- Paddle
- 5 / 10
- Speed
- 7 / 10
- Drive
- 9 / 10
- Release
- 8 / 10
- Hold
- 8 / 10
- Forgiveness
- 4 / 10
- Sensitivity
- 10 / 10
- Outline
- narrow
- Rocker
- high entry / high tail
- Rails
- refined
- Quiver role
- performance, competition
Quivrr Board DNA is derived from current manufacturer design information and governed Quivrr classification.
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Reviewed by QUIVRR editorial on 2026-07-14. Board information updated: 2026-08-19. Confirm final specifications with the manufacturer or retailer.