A guide to buying board shorts for women

Board shorts and ladies surf shorts are great for a casual, relaxed look for the beach. Girls board shorts come in pretty designs to keep the look feminine. This article takes a look at where to get surfer shorts for women to help you channel that beach babe look all summer long.

Specialist surf shops

Surfdome.co.uk Surfdome should be your first port of call when looking for surf-wear. Selling a range of girls and men's board shorts by big names, including Roxy and Billabong. Surfdome offers free delivery across the UK. There are Roxy surf shorts in many styles and lengths available on this site. Favourites include the Roxy Rox Two-O Board Shorts in white, with a gorgeous floral design and pink trim, which keeps the look feminine. Other great deals include the pretty Cacy 19 Billabong board shorts in black, priced at £29.99 and the Quicksilver "Beachie" shorts in Pomegranite, priced at £39.99. Iboardshorts.com Iboardshorts.com is a leading international seller of surf wear and accessories and currently, has some impressive offers for men and women's clothing, including some of Roxy's best selling board shorts. The versatile Hurley Iconic board shorts are reversible, with a pretty spotty pattern on one side and a chic black finish on the other, making them practical for everyday beach wear. These fantastic shorts were once priced at £59.99, but have now been reduced to a mere £24.99.

Discount board wear

TK Maxx TK Maxx is always an excellent place to get designer and branded clothing and accessories at discount prices. The store currently has some fabulous swimming shorts and board shorts on sale in the women's wear department, as well as plenty of men's surf shorts, reduced to exceptionally low prices. Other great value board wear shops include Shore.co.uk, which has a fantastic pair of white Billabong shorts on sale, reduced from £41.00 to just £21.00. These white Billabond circus shorts come in women's size 8, 12 and 14 and will look great for a day out in a beachy town. Primark If you only get your surfing board out once a year, you might want a couple of pairs of cheap shorts to see you through the summer season. Primark is the best place to pick up a bargain on the high street and the store has plenty of pretty women's shorts on sale, including jersey hot pants and beach shorts which look just as good as their Roxy and Quicksilver counterparts and come in at under £6 a piece. *Prices are correct as of 23.06.11.