WAKA | Revolutionary Folding Foil Boards

Your Secret Weapon

Emerging from WAKA labs, the world's first award-winning folding foil board features WAKA TravelFold™ technology, combining aerospace innovation with uncompromising performance

Mid-Length Masterpiece

Longer, narrower, faster. The WAKA Glide combines graceful glide with powerful performance, delivering instant takeoffs and flowing carves in all conditions.

Portability Redefined

Reshape what's possible. The WAKA Glide's revolutionary folding design eliminates the compromise between board length and transportability, freeing you to chase the perfect session anywhere.

MEET THE AWARD-WINNING WAKA GLIDE

Introducing the world's first award-winning folding foil board featuring revolutionary WAKA® TravelFold™ technology that combines high performance with unprecedented portability. The WAKA Glide delivers exceptional versatility – from instant takeoffs in light wind to flowing carves through waves – while its revolutionary WAKA TravelFold™ design eliminates the hassles of transport and storage. Premium carbon construction meets innovative engineering to create a board that's ready for any adventure, and fits easily in your trunk.

The Worlds First Folding Foil Board

Our structural folding architecture represents a breakthrough in foil board engineering. The patented carbon-kevlar living hinge and internal frame system are seamlessly integrated into the board's core architecture, creating a true one-piece structural design that locks together with three titanium bolts.

Moving beyond conventional hinges, which struggled with weight and environmental exposure, our engineering team drew inspiration from aerospace technology to develop this sophisticated system. The innovation lies in its seamless integration with the board's lightweight EPS core and carbon fiber construction, utilizing an advanced carbon/PVC sandwich architecture that ensures exceptional mechanical load capacity. The result is a revolutionary design that combines uncompromising performance with unprecedented portability - transforming how you travel and store your board without sacrificing the ride quality you demand.

Protected by Patent Pending: U.S. Patent Application No. 18/918,480

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Advanced Mid-Length Shape

Our advanced mid-length architecture represents a complete reimagining of foil board design. With a refined length-to-width ratio and optimized volume distribution, it combines the best elements of wing, surf, and downwind shapes. The longer waterline and narrow profile generate exceptional forward momentum for early takeoffs, while the carefully tuned rocker delivers smooth re-entry and superior wave performance. Our sophisticated hull design features a shark-inspired nose profile that enhances responsiveness and safety during turns, with subtle v-displacement channels directing water flow for optimal acceleration. The progressive tail architecture transitions from a stable center platform to an aggressive taper, minimizing drag while ensuring precise control. This innovative design creates remarkable versatility - delivering instant takeoffs in light wind, flowing carves in waves, and confident handling in stronger conditions.

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Adventure-Ready Portability

Finally, true freedom to chase the perfect session anywhere. Our folding design revolutionizes foil board transport - fit multiple boards in a standard car trunk, stow them easily in a boat hull, or tuck them away in your city apartment. No more wrestling boards onto roof racks, worrying about theft, or needing specialized vehicles for your gear. This breakthrough technology transforms the logistics of adventure travel without compromising performance. Combined with our premium insulated day bag and optional Rolling Waka travel system, you can breeze through airport check-in with your board, foils, and wings all in one rugged, airport-friendly roller bag - no more oversized coffin bags or excess baggage drama. Whether you're catching a small plane to a remote break or navigating urban life, the Waka Glide adapts to your lifestyle. It's more than convenience - it's liberation from the logistical constraints that have always held riders back. Adventure awaits!

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Tested by Time, Refined by Riders

For two years, our team put countless prototypes through their paces across the diverse conditions of Hood River, New Zealand, and La Ventana Mexico. From two-piece boards with interlocking carbon frames to three-piece configurations with removable foot pads, each iteration refined our vision: a mid-length board that combines superior performance with revolutionary portability. The breakthrough came when we drew inspiration from aerospace technology to solve two challenges: how to fold it and how to lock it rock-solid when riding. The result is our patent-pending WAKA TravelFold™ technology – an integrated system combining a carbon-kevlar living hinge with precision titanium fasteners that lock through reinforced bulkheads. This complete folding and fastening architecture delivers mechanical strength exceeding the board's expected lifespan, creating a platform so rigid that riders forget they're on a folding board. We didn't just create a board that folds; we engineered a complete solution that transforms how you travel, store, and experience the water.

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What The Industry Is Saying

Independent reviews from riders and experts.

Independent Reviewer

“If you told me you could create a board that folds in half and still performs like a top-end weapon, I would have laughed you out of the room.”

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Industry Expert

“I didn't know it folded at all. I clearly was standing right over the fold. Had no issues with pumping. Could not feel that it was a board that could potentially do this, which is crazy.”

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Media Feature

“Named one of the Top 5 Innovations at AWSI 2025 — one of the most innovative windsports products of the year.”

Independent Review

“Out in the waves it responded. You could pump it, you could ride waves. Tracked incredibly well. Super predictable.”

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Industry Expert

“Grom checks in at WAKA...”

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Independent Review

“What I really appreciated was how well it was gliding and how that allowed me to pop out of the water much sooner.”

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Industry Expert

“So good you forget it folds. Revolutionary portability and uncompromising performance can coexist in a single board.”

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Award Winner

“Dual winner of the 2025 FIT Sport Design Awards — recognized for both Innovation and Watersports categories.”

Industry Expert

“It's not often that we see fresh, brand new, never-before-seen innovation in the industry, and it seems to be that you've brought that.”

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The Waka Glide Innovation Unfolded

Watch Waka founder Nigel Thompson unveil the revolutionary Waka Glide. From a simple idea to a breakthrough in board design, discover how aerospace-inspired engineering created the world's first high-performance folding foil board.

TRAVEL IN STYLE

THE WAKA GLIDE

Award-Winning Performance Meets Freedom

Meet the Waka Glide – the world's first folding foil board that lets you ride without limits. This carbon masterpiece combines high-performance mid-length design with revolutionary folding technology, delivering instant takeoffs and flowing carves while fitting easily in your car trunk. From light wind cruising to wave charging, it's ready for any session and any adventure – just fold and go.

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THE ROLLING WAKA

Adventure on Wheels

Your complete flying setup in one travel-friendly package – the Rolling Waka lets you bring everything you need to get foiling with zero hassle. Built with rugged 600D cordura and a double-protection system, it stows your board, foil components, and wings in dedicated compartments, rolling effortlessly on oversized wheels from airport terminals to distant beaches.

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Your Secret Weapon

Mid-Length Masterpiece

Portability Redefined

MEET THE AWARD-WINNING WAKA GLIDE

Exceptional Performance On Water Unprecedented Portability Off

The Worlds First Folding Foil Board

Advanced Mid-Length Shape

Adventure-Ready Portability

Tested by Time, Refined by Riders

What The Industry Is Saying

The Waka Glide Innovation Unfolded