SPUN HONEY
The Firewire Spun Honey is Dan Mann's refined, high-performance groveler — a short, compact everyday board built to keep you surfing and surfing well when the waves go small, weak, and gutless. It pairs an easy, user-friendly feel and a giant sweet spot with a diamond tail and aggressive bottom contour that let you actually push performance instead of just floating through the flats.
WHO
The Spun Honey is for the surfer who refuses to let small, junky days go to waste.
- The everyday surfer who wants one go-to board for the small, soft, inconsistent days that make up most sessions
- The shortboarder who needs something that still works when the surf is too weak for a high-performance board
- The intermediate-to-advanced surfer who wants to surf small waves with real speed and snap, not just glide through them
- The time-crunched surfer with short windows who wants a board that guarantees a fun session whenever the surf is junk
- The explosive, performance-minded surfer who still wants to throw turns and air sections on a small-wave board
This is the board you keep in the car so a gutless forecast turns into the best part of your week.
WHEN
The Spun Honey is built for the days most boards can't do anything with — small, soft, gutless surf and fast, shifting walls that fall apart before you can set a rail. Its low entry rocker and forward foam let it catch waves early, and the deep double concave drives speed through dead sections so you keep moving when the wave loses push. As conditions get better, it has more in the tank than a typical small-wave board: the diamond tail and pulled-in outline give it the drive and hold to be pushed into punchy head-high and overhead surf. In Hawaii's mix of everyday small days and the occasional jump in size, it earns its spot on the rack as the board that's always ready when nothing else is working.
WHAT
The Spun Honey is a refined evolution of Dan Mann's Spitfire platform — a short, compact groveler with a slightly pulled-in outline, a bullet nose, and the wide point set a touch behind center while carrying width forward toward the nose for early entry and paddle power. The headline is the tapered diamond tail. Because the tail is such a wide planing area, Mann shaped it to a single point that works like a fulcrum: tip the board on rail and the tail directs water off that one pivot point, so it drives and holds instead of sliding out. Underneath, an aggressive double concave set within a single concave — with the double running further forward toward the nose than most boards — creates lift and forward projection while keeping the board fluid and quick from rail to rail. A step in the rails hides a lot of volume through the center of a flat deck, putting foam under your chest for paddling while leaving the working rail thin, sensitive, and knifey like a high-performance shape.
DIMENSIONS

CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS
Helium: Firewire's lightweight EPS-core construction with a fiberglass-laminated deck and bottom skin and wood rails running the full length of the board. Light, lively, and quick to rebound, with the durability to be surfed hard every day.
FIN CONFIGURATIONS
5-Fin. Fins not included.
SHIPPING INFORMATION
Surfboard Shipping
We can only ship boards purchased from the shop at this time due to Cargo policy.
Due to handling requirements, surfboards are shipped with specific protocols and fees.
a. Oahu Store Pickup
HAWAII SURFBOARD SHIPPING RATES
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS:

➤ Alaska Air Cargo
(All Size Boards) - ETA Usually in two days (Boards can be picked up from the Alaska Air Cargo Airport from 7AM in the morning, a day after the board has been sent out.)
Please ensure we have your correct email address on file. Alaska Air Cargo sends pickup notifications exclusively via email; they do not provide phone alerts
NOTE ON STORAGE CHARGES
- Stations in the states of Alaska and Hawai'i, operated by Alaska and Hawaiian Air Cargo: Storage fees will be assessed after five days, excluding weekends and holidays. Minimum charge: $40 per day
- Stations outside of Alaska and Hawai'i, operated by Alaska and Hawaiian Air Cargo: Storage fees will be assessed after 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. Minimum charge: $40 per day
JAPAN SURFBOARDS SHIPPING
➤ Door to Door

CONTINENTAL USA: SURFBOARD SHIPPING
FedEx Door-to-Door Shipping 🚚
- Boards up to 6'0": $75 flat rate to any Continental US address
- Boards 6'1" to 8'0": Contact us for door-to-door quote
- Delivery: 3-5 business days
Air Cargo Shipping (For boards over 8'0") ✈️
2-day delivery to major airports
Important:
- Airport pickup required within 48 hours
- Must show government ID for pickup
- Let us know your travel dates - we'll time the delivery
- Storage fees apply after 48 hours
West Coast Cities (2-day delivery)
Los Angeles (LAX)
- Shortboard: $110
- Mid-Length: $110
- Longboard: $125
San Diego (SAN)
- Shortboard: $110
- Mid-Length: $110
- Longboard: $125
San Francisco (SFO)
- Shortboard: $110
- Mid-Length: $110
- Longboard: $125
Las Vegas (LAS)
- Shortboard: $110
- Mid-Length: $110
- Longboard: $125
Portland (PDX)
- Shortboard: $155
- Mid-Length: $205
- Longboard: $215
Seattle (SEA)
- Shortboard: $110
- Mid-Length: $110
- Longboard: $125
Salt Lake City (SLC)
- Shortboard: $155
- Mid-Length: $205
- Longboard: $215
Central & Mountain Cities (2-day delivery)
Denver (DEN)
- Shortboard: $165
- Mid-Length: $225
- Longboard: $245
Chicago (ORD)
- Shortboard: $165
- Mid-Length: $225
- Longboard: $245
Minneapolis (MSP)
- Shortboard: $165
- Mid-Length: $225
- Longboard: $245
St. Louis (STL)
- Shortboard: $165
- Mid-Length: $225
- Longboard: $245
Detroit (DTW)
- Shortboard: $165
- Mid-Length: $225
- Longboard: $245
Houston (IAH)
- Shortboard: $165
- Mid-Length: $225
- Longboard: $245
East Coast Cities (2-day delivery)
New York (JFK)
- Shortboard: $110
- Mid-Length: $110
- Longboard: $125
Boston (BOS)
- Shortboard: $110
- Mid-Length: $110
- Longboard: $125
Philadelphia (PHL)
- Shortboard: $165
- Mid-Length: $225
- Longboard: $255
Washington DC (DCA)
- Shortboard: $170
- Mid-Length: $220
- Longboard: $250
Baltimore (BWI)
- Shortboard: $170
- Mid-Length: $220
- Longboard: $250
Atlanta (ATL)
- Shortboard: $170
- Mid-Length: $220
- Longboard: $250
Miami (MIA)
- Shortboard: $170
- Mid-Length: $220
- Longboard: $250
Orlando (MCO)
- Shortboard: $170
- Mid-Length: $220
- Longboard: $250
Tampa (TPA)
- Shortboard: $170
- Mid-Length: $220
- Longboard: $250
South Carolina (CHS) Connecting Flight via SEA
- Shortboard: $225
- Mid-Length: $250
- Longboard: $325
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Firewire Dan Mann Spun Honey Helium 2 (5'4 - 6'4) Futures
Regular price From $1,040.00 USDRegular priceSale price From $1,040.00 USD
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What size Spun Honey should I order?
Sizing the Spun Honey depends on your weight, your usual board dimensions and volume, how you surf, and where you're surfing. As a groveler it's designed to be ridden short and with a little extra volume so it floats and paddles through weak waves, but the right size is different for every surfer. Contact us directly and we'll help you dial it in:
- Email: sales@hawaiiansouthshore.com
- Text: (808) 597-9055
When you reach out, include your current board dimensions and volume, the type of breaks you surf most (beach break, reef break, point break), how often you surf, how you want to ride the Spun Honey (more of a small-wave grovel board or more of an everyday board you'll push in better surf), and your location — location affects shipping options and helps us give you accurate delivery information.
Can the Spun Honey handle bigger surf, or is it only a small-wave board?
It's built first and foremost as a groveler for small, soft, gutless waves, but it's not a one-trick board. The diamond tail, the double-concave bottom, and the slightly pulled-in outline give it real drive and hold, and the Firewire team has pushed it into head-high and overhead hollow surf with it holding and working well. So while its home is everyday small surf where it generates its own speed, it has the range to come out and have fun when the waves jump up. Think of it as the board that's always in your trunk because it covers the largest slice of the days you'll actually surf.
Should I ride the Spun Honey as a quad or a thruster?
The Spun Honey comes as a 5-fin board, so you can ride it either way and switch based on conditions. Dan Mann designed it around the quad setup and recommends starting there — the quad gives you the most down-the-line speed and glide, which is exactly what you want in the small, weak surf this board is built for. The thruster setup tightens it up and adds pivot and control off the tail, so a lot of surfers run quad on the smaller, gutless days and switch to thruster when the surf has more size and push. A good starting point is your favorite go-to quad set, or Dan's own Spun Honey Fin Set, a low-profile raked template designed specifically for this shape.
