Force9Surfboards
force9surfboards.com.au
Force 9 Surfboards is a custom surfboard manufacturer based in Cronulla, Australia, operating since 1981. The store offers new and used surfboards in various styles including shortboards, mid-lengths, small wave/groveller boards, and longboards, with both in-stock inventory and custom order options available from their Taren Point showroom.
Products
3
Collections
11
Pages
10
Blog Posts
2
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
43/100
Top Recommendations
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
- Expand product catalog to improve store authority
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
- Consider BNPL options to increase average order value
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 25 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#9778 / 16375
Faster than 40% of stores
Sports & Outdoors Ranking
#402 / 716
Top 56% in category
Category Avg Performance
56
-1 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
—
Cumulative Layout Shift
—
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1076 Sports & Outdoors stores
#948 in Sports & Outdoors
Below 88% of stores
100% below average
3 products vs 976 avg
Slower than 56% of Sports & Outdoors stores
PageSpeed score: 55/100
No BNPL options
63% of Sports & Outdoors stores offer PayPal
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1076 stores in Sports & Outdoors
100% below average
avg
93% below average
avg
66% below average
avg
97% below average
avg
Category Intelligence
How Force9Surfboards compares to other sports & outdoors stores
10%
of Sports & Outdoors stores use this theme
Insights
- 63% of Sports & Outdoors stores offer PayPal
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
Shopify
No additional integrations detected
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
Unknown
Smaller catalog (bottom 25%)
Top 88% by catalog size
low
Basic content (10 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Basic stack
Business Sophistication
Early stage
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Force9Surfboards
Force9Surfboards is a sports & outdoors ecommerce store built on Shopify and operating in AU. The store currently offers 3 products organized across 11 collections, making it comparable in size for the sports & outdoors category.
Theme and Design
Force9Surfboards uses the Dawn theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 10% of sports & outdoors stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Force9Surfboards achieves a performance score of 55/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 96/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Force9Surfboards has not implemented a third-party review platform. Compared to other sports & outdoors stores, 63% of sports & outdoors stores offer paypal
Competitive Positioning
Within the Sports & Outdoors category, Force9Surfboards ranks #948 out of 1076 stores we track. This places them in the top 88% of sports & outdoors stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 25, 2026
