More single concave
Extra single concave through the centre helps flatten the board and create speed and flow without taking away from the original performance feel.
Pyzel Phantom Surfboard
Pyzel Surfboards · Daily Driver
Phantom
A Ghost-inspired step-down with added volume and speed, built to bring that performance feel into everyday conditions.
Daily Driver
2–8ft
Thruster · Quad · 5-Fin
The Phantom
A Ghost step-down designed to make everyday surf faster, easier and more responsive.
The Phantom was developed after Pyzel found that the Ghost was at its best in shoulder-high and bigger waves. The idea was to create a step-down that brought the same feel into the head-high and under conditions that make up much of a surfer's daily sessions.
Pyzel describes the Phantom as the Ghost squashed down, souped up and given added volume. The same Ghost rocker is retained, while more single concave is added through the centre to flatten the board and create speed and flow without losing the performance feel of the original.
Added width in the nose and tail creates a more parallel, fuller outline to help maintain speed through slower sections and tight turns. The rails are full but not chunky, adding flotation and speed while retaining sensitivity.
Wave Range
2–8ft
Best in waist-high to overhead waves of all types.
Rocker
Medium
The Phantom keeps the Ghost rocker, with extra single concave through the centre to help create speed and flow.
Bottom
Single with Double → Vee
Pyzel specifies a single with double to Vee bottom contour.
Fin Setup
Thruster · Quad · 5-Fin
Pyzel lists thruster, quad and 5-fin options for the Phantom.
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A Ghost-family step-down that keeps the performance feel, but adds the volume, width and flow for everyday conditions.
Bob Gnarly
Phantom · Editorial Take
What makes it work
More everyday speed. Still plenty of performance.
The Phantom's design is centred around keeping the feel of the Ghost while making it work more effectively in less-than-epic conditions. The changes are deliberately focused on speed, flow, flotation and a fuller outline.
Fuller nose & tail
Added width in the nose and tail creates a more parallel, fuller outline that helps maintain speed through slower sections and tight turns.
Full without being chunky
The fuller rails provide more flotation and speed while retaining the sensitivity Pyzel wants from the board.
The shape
A fuller Ghost-family outline, built for everyday flow.
The Phantom keeps the Ghost's basic rocker while widening the nose and tail. Pyzel says the added width creates a more parallel, fuller outline that helps keep speed up through slower sections and tight turns.
The rails are full but not chunky, adding flotation and speed without taking away the sensitivity of the board.
OutlineMore parallel, fuller outline with added width in the nose and tail
RockerMedium
BottomSingle with Double to Vee
RailsMedium/Standard
TailSquash
Why the Phantom?
The everyday step-down with a high-performance edge.
Pyzel created the Phantom specifically to bring the Ghost's feel into head-high and under conditions. It keeps the original rocker and performance character, then adds the volume, width and centre concave needed to generate more speed and flow in everyday surf.
The result is a daily-driver design intended for waist-high to overhead waves, with enough added flotation and speed to make less-than-epic conditions more workable without turning the board into a chunky shape.
Who is the Phantom for?
A daily driver for waist-high to overhead waves.
Less-than-epic surf
The Phantom was developed for the head-high and under days that make up much of a surfer's regular sessions.
Start around your height
Pyzel recommends riding the Phantom around your height, a touch wider and about the same thickness as your Ghost.
Floatation without losing sensitivity
The fuller rails add flotation and speed while the design retains the sensitivity and performance feel of the original.
Sizing
Phantom dimensions.
These are the current standard Phantom dimensions published by Pyzel. Phantom XL is a separate model/dimension set and is deliberately not included here.
| Size | Width | Thickness | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5'6" | 18.88" | 2.31" | 25.4L |
| 5'7" | 19" | 2.38" | 26.7L |
| 5'8" | 19.13" | 2.38" | 27.35L |
| 5'9" | 19.25" | 2.44" | 28.6L |
| 5'10" | 19.5" | 2.5" | 30.1L |
| 5'11" | 19.75" | 2.5" | 31L |
| 6'0" | 20" | 2.56" | 32.6L |
| 6'1" | 20.25" | 2.63" | 34.4L |
| 6'2" | 20.38" | 2.69" | 36.1L |
| 6'4" | 20.63" | 2.75" | 38.4L |
| 6'6" | 21" | 3" | 43.4L |
Watch the Phantom
See the Phantom in action.
Pyzel Phantom
Jon Pyzel describes the Phantom, part of the Ghost family.
Pyzel Phantom · Surfboard Review
The Phantom review featured on the Pyzel model page, presented by Noel Salas.
Two useful tools
Know your volume. Then build your Phantom.
Find your guide volume.
Start with a recommended volume range based on your weight, ability, fitness and the waves you normally surf, then use that as a starting point for your Phantom dimensions.
Find My Volume →Build your Phantom.
Take your guide volume into the Bob Gnarly Board Builder and work through the available Phantom options.
Open Board Builder →Bob's Take
A Ghost-family step-down with a clear everyday brief.
The Phantom makes sense as the bridge between a high-performance Ghost and the less demanding conditions that make up many daily sessions. Pyzel has kept the Ghost rocker and performance feel, then altered the outline and bottom to create more speed and flow.
The added width through the nose and tail creates a fuller, more parallel outline, while the full-but-not-chunky rails add flotation and speed without sacrificing sensitivity.
For surfers looking for one daily-driver shape covering waist-high through overhead surf, the Phantom's design brief is very clear: make the Ghost concept work in more everyday conditions while keeping its performance character.
We'd start with your guide volume, then use Pyzel's own sizing guidance: around your height, a touch wider and about the same thickness as your Ghost.
Ready to ride one?
Build your Phantom.
Start with your volume, then head into the Bob Gnarly Board Builder and create the Phantom you're looking for.
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