The lightest stand up paddling (SUP or paddleboarding) PADDLES weigh less than 16 ounces (454 grams or 1 lb), while average SUP paddles can weigh more than 44 ounces (1247 grams, or almost 3 pounds). The lightest SUP paddles are made of the highest quality carbon fiber.
What are the lightest SUP paddles on the market?
The Grand Prix, Apex, Trance, and Rip Stick are the lightest SUP paddles. All are carbon fiber paddles made by Werner and all weigh less than a pound. While the Grand Prix and Apex are designed for racing, the Trance is a luxury lightweight paddle for any paddler wanting to step it up, and the Rip Stick is designed specifically and exceptionally for the surf.
Grand Prix – The Ultimate Race Paddle
Hardcore. Fast. Light. Powerful.
Designed to be the lightest fastest race paddle with the most stable confident forward stroke for all race conditions. The Grand Prix has a unique blade shape for less abrupt catch and higher cadence, and the perfect size to maximize power. It is designed for a softer feel with a unique 12-degree shaft to perfectly-sized-dihedral-blade offset.
The Grand Prix is made with the most advanced materials and process to perfect the race paddle for elite-level flex, balance, comfort, and performance at an unbelievably low weight.
14.5 oz (413 g) Werner Grand Prix 86
14.75 oz (420g) Werner Grand Prix 93
15 oz (427 g) Werner Grand Prix 100
Apex – Superior Race Performance Paddle
With the Apex you get a paddle built for speed and yet also comfort for longer races. Racers experience an amazing catch and rock-solid stroke stability. The Apex has been tested by some of the top racers on the planet including Josh Riccio and Lina Augaitis.
The Apex is the luxury performance paddle for SUP racers who need to go the distance.
15.25 oz (432 g) Werner Apex 76
15.5 oz (439 g) Werner Apex 83
15.75 oz (446 g) Werner Apex 91
Trance – Elite Paddle for Comfort and Speed
The perfect paddle…really.
Balance, buoyancy and staggeringly low weight. The Trance was designed to help us go further, faster, and stay on the water longer. It’s an elite paddle with smooth stable strokes and a gentle, yet knife-like catch from the superthin dihedral blade.
This is the perfect paddle for any stand up paddleboarders wanting the ultimate lightweight luxury paddle and my personal recommendation. This is the best lightweight paddle for most paddlers.
15.5 oz (439 g) Werner Trance 85
15.75 oz (447 g) Werner Trance 95
Rip Stick – Light Powerful Surf Specific Paddle
What?
A SUP paddle actually designed for surfers?!
Yes, thank you, and it’s perfect.
Designed for more power from a smaller blade, specifically for higher cadence enabling bursts of speed, and a low-profile to facilitate exceptional turns. The Rip Stick has an innovative double concave dihedral blade for max power paddling waves. It’s built with softer overall flex to be easier on your body.
The Rip Stick is the lightweight SUP paddle for surfers.
16 oz (454 g) Werner Rip Stick 89
16 oz (454 g) Werner Rip Stick 79
The lightest SUP paddles are truly something spectacular to behold!
I have also compiled a list of all SUP paddles listed in order by their weight so check it out!
Happy Paddling!
-MJ
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Hello, my name is Megan Joseph! Welcome to my website! I am a lover of all things nature and outdoors. I grew up in rugged Idaho, surrounded by mountains and nature, and spent summers backpacking and packing our horses into remote corners of the state as a child with my parents and sisters.
When I graduated from high school, I moved to a beautiful ski town, Jackson, Wyoming which only perpetuated my love of mountains, waterways, and fresh air. After getting married and a few years of living on the line between Teton National Park below the towering Teton Mountain Range, riding our bikes past the expansive elk refuge and only miles away from Yellowstone, we relocated and spent the next ten years raising our three baby boys in rural New England where we enjoyed exploring a new face of nature in Connecticut’s thick forests, rock wall lined farms, sandy beaches, and tiny islands.
Some of my greatest joys are getting my hands dirty working in my garden, watching my boys explore up and down the banks of the river behind our house, and hearing the clucking of our 18 chickens as they meander and scratch the dirt looking for bugs – they seem to wake up each morning as excited as the day before to explore and enjoy the abundance of the outdoors as much as I do!
My life mission is to help families and individuals get back into nature and spend more time outside in the fresh air and sunshine. I believe this is where we thrive and can be our healthiest and happiest.
As a writer, I have always loved research and writing about health, hobbies, and the outdoors. I enjoying compiling data to motivate and inspire others.
Wishing you many adventures and encouraging you to take one step closer to nature!
-MJ