The 10 Best Value Wakeboards for 2023
By: Jack Mace: Watersports Buyer | May 26, 2023
Wakeboarding gear doesn't have to break the bank. While it's possible to splurge on a high-end board, finding the perfect balance between price and performance is key to ensuring every ride leaves you grinning. Our list of the best value wakeboards for 2023 is an excellent starting point when buying a wakeboard. Each wakeboard on this list offers outstanding performance and fun, rivaling more expensive alternatives. If you're seeking an enjoyable wakeboarding experience on a budget, we've got you covered.
New This Year:
2023 brings fantastic boards focused on performance with price in mind, including some of the best pro model boards in this segment. The trickle-down effect means that technology previously exclusive to high-end boards is now available at more budget-friendly price points. As a result, prices have dropped while performance has significantly improved. The growth of wake parks has also fueled the market for affordable boards, driving innovation. Consider your desired riding style, board characteristics, and priorities, then explore our list to find the best budget wakeboard that meets your criteria.
Hyperlite Murray Pro
The Hyperlite Murray Pro Wakeboard knows a thing or two about wakeboarding. This long-running pro-mdel has represented the leading edge of wakeboard innovation for as long as we can remember, and the latest model is no different. With subtle 3-stage rocker, a variable edge design, and Hyperlite’s bomber Biolite 3 Core, it delivers everything you could ever want from a boat board.
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Subtle 3-Stage Rocker | Biolite 3 Core | $439.99 |
Hyperlite Rusty Pro
If you thought lighter meant smaller, think again: the Hyperlite Rusty Pro Wakeboard combines a large surface area with a featherlight build. This design philosphy is based around the idea that you can handle the same mass on your feet, while counting on increased surface area for control, leverage, and float. The result is a poppy, nimble board that gives you the confidence you need to go big off the wake.
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Abrupt Continuous Rocker | Biolite 3 Core | $429.99 |
Hyperlite Baseline
The Hyperlite Baseline Wakeboard the perfect tool for wakeboarders progressing their skills behind the boat. It provides a smooth, consistent platform based around a continuous rocker shape and a wider profile, so you can ride on edge with maximum precision and pop off the wake like a champ. The landings are softer than a bowl of whipped cream and the water flows cleanly underneath, making this board a dream for riders of all abilities.
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Continuous Rocker | Biolite 3 Core | $359.99 |
Ronix Parks Modello
Park Bonifay's been maintaining his pro model, fine-tuning it like a golf swing, for decades now. The latest Ronix Parks Modello Wakeboard puts a premium on predictability, smoothness, and overall speed, keeping it still at the leading edge of modern board tech. In keeping with the golf analogy, the base is dimpled like a golf ball: this reduces breakaway forces, letting riders get airborne with minimal effort. Ronix has eliminated surprises from this board, going so far as to say you can ride it blindfolded! Parks definitely can, can you?
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Continuous Rocker | Modello Core | $449.99 |
Ronix Supreme Air Core 3
If you dabble in everything behind the boat, a little bit of air, a smidge of tech, a pinch of flat-ground wizardry, the Ronix Supreme Air Core 3 Wakeboard is for you. The shared pro model of Tyler Higham and Jake Pelot, this year's Supreme has been revamped for even more versatility. Most striking is the large flat spot on the outer rail, a new approach to loading up a take-off with maximum boost: completely vertical launches are more attainable. The new hybrid rocker and damped quality of the core help take the sting out of way-past-the-wake flat landings, too. Untouchable.
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Hybrid Rocker | Air Core 3 | $599.99 |
Liquid Force RDX
Now avilable in a 146cm side, the Liquid Force RDX Wakeboard is a smooth riding platform that won't break the bank. Built with grippy quad molded fins, its single to double concave center hull is both smooth on transitions and a great landing platform if you're feeling sendy. Progressive 3-stage rocker adds speed and rail control while allowing for a loose, fun ride with plenty of pop, making the RDX an easy choice for riders of any ability.
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Progressive 3-Stage Rocker | Precision PU Core | $349.99 |
Liquid Force Remedy
The Liquid Force Remedy Wakeboard is good for what ails you. Complete with a split tip shape and quad fin set up, this Harley Clifford designed pro-model is engineered for warp speeds without sacrificing edge control. With an aggressive 3-Stage rocker and triple concave flowing into venture quad channels, the Remedy will have you ripping with confidence every time you hit the water.
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Aggressive 3-Stage Rocker | Precision PU Core | $399.99 |
Ronix Quarter 'Til Midnight - Women's
It's past your bedtime but the full moon is blazing and the lake looks like a pane of glass. What's it gonna be, midnight snack and yet another episode of The Office, or a midnight shred and memories to last a lifetime? With the Ronix Quarter 'Til Midnight Wakeboard, the choice is easy. Get your lean on and slice through the water with buttery smooth turns or explode off the wake for some serious airtime, this board slays any wake, any time.
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Hybrid Rocker | Modello Core | $369.99 |
Slingshot Nomad
The Slingshot Nomad Wakeboard is the rejuvenator, the cruisinator, the park and boat bruisinator. The first board model to push past the 150cm barrier, it's offered all the way up to a 160 now. Stable ride, large pop, and more controlled everything: the larger surface area is undoubtedly great for planing at slower speeds, and the Nomad is thin enough that it's not too cumbersome to maneuver. Been there and done that hasn't met this board yet!
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Continuous Rocker Profile | Atomic Wood Core | $484.99 |
Liquid Force ME - Women's
The Liquid Force ME Wakeboard is a lightweight performance board engineered to take your boat riding to the next level. Its progressive 3-stage rocker has a flatter center curve for speed and rail control, along with a D.I.S.C hull designed to go effortlessly fast through the water. Molded quad fins with a removable center fin add customizable control when you want to smear and send it.
| Profile | Construction | Original Price |
| Progressive 3-Stage Rocker | Precision PU Core | $349.99 |
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The Selection Process:
Our wake buyer has an endless amount of knowledge on all things watersports stemming from years of experience in the watersports industry in tandem with their countless hours out in the water catching waves behind the boat or ripping at the cable park. evo's buyers assess all products coming to market, lean into this knowledge, and put together this selection of the best products. They have a unique perspective as they truly see everything offered across the category.
Jack Mace
I grew up on the north end of Lake Washington and was surrounded by watersports enthusiasts who all had an immense passion for any activity done on the water. My dad has also worked in the boating industry my whole life, so those two factors were the main building blocks that shaped my love for the industry from a young age.
After attending Western Washington University, I moved back to the Seattle area and worked as a sailing instructor for a number of years at my cousin’s rental shop on Lake Union before joining the evo family in 2012.
At evo, I started out on the customer service team and worked my way onto the merchandising team which gave me the opportunity to integrate my passion and love for the water into a career as the Watersports Buyer. I still reside in the Seattle area with my wife Katie and two sons, Wes and Carter.