All plans
Hourly, half-day and day packages
Rent by hours with packages such as 1 hour, 2 hours, a half day or a full day. Turn on appointment time slots so customers book a start time; the product quantity is how many boards can go out per slot.
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Rentshelf for SUP, kayak & surf
Paddle board, kayak and surf rental on Shopify
Sell SUP, kayak and surfboard hire by the hour, half day or day from your Shopify store. Customers pick a time, add a wetsuit or buoyancy aid, accept your terms and collect from your beach hut or shop.
The hard part
What makes SUP, kayak & surf hard to run on a normal store
Short sessions on a fixed fleet
Most paddlers want one or two hours, often at the same time of day. Eight boards can mean eight customers at 10 am and none at 3 pm.
The weather decides whether you open
Wind, swell or a storm warning can close the water at short notice. You need to stop new bookings for that day and contact the people already booked.
Waivers, wetsuits and deposits at the waterline
Every paddler needs the right kit and accepted terms before launching, and the beach is a bad place for paperwork and card machines.
How Rentshelf handles it
Built into your Shopify product pages and admin
Each answer below uses a feature that exists in Rentshelf today. The label shows which plans include it.
All plans
Wetsuits, buoyancy aids and a deposit
Add a buoyancy aid as a required add-on and a wetsuit, leash or dry bag as optional extras. Take a refundable security deposit or a part-payment booking deposit on any plan.
Blackouts on all plans · agreements on Growth
Weather closures and signed waivers
Block a day with a calendar blackout on any plan when conditions close the water. On Growth, customers acknowledge your terms before adding to cart and sign a rental agreement through their private booking link.
Try it as a customer
Demo store
There is no paddle board, kayak or surfboard in the demo store yet. The bike pack shows the same add-on, package and pickup setup.
- Open the demo and enter the store password.
- Pick your dates and any extras on the product page.
- Add to cart to see the total and what is due today.
Plans
Start free, upgrade when the calendar fills
Paid plans include a 7-day free trial and are billed through Shopify.
Free
$0forever
3 rental products · bookings up to 15 days ahead
Starter
$9.99/month
25 rental products · bookings up to 90 days ahead
Growth
$19.99/month
Unlimited rental products · bookings up to 365 days ahead
FAQ
SUP, kayak & surf questions
Can I rent paddle boards by the hour and the half day?
Yes. Set the duration to Rent by hours and add packages such as 1 hour, 2 hours and a half day, up to 24 hours. Hourly hire is available on every plan.
What happens when the weather closes the water?
Add a calendar blackout for the day so no new bookings can be made. Rentshelf does not read weather forecasts or cancel bookings automatically; contact booked customers and move or refund them under your own policy.
Can customers sign a waiver before they paddle?
On Growth, rental agreements require customers to acknowledge your terms before adding to cart and collect a typed-name signature through the private booking link. Rentshelf does not provide legal wording, so use terms written for your activity and jurisdiction.
Can I rent single and tandem kayaks separately?
Create a product for each boat type with its own quantity. Timed slots use product-level stock, so a separate product per type keeps each count accurate.
Can customers collect from the beach instead of the shop?
Name each collection point, for example Beach hut or Harbour shop, as a delivery method customers choose on the product page. Separate stock locations are available on Starter (2) and Growth (unlimited) for day-based rentals.
How is this different from ski and bike rental?
Ski and bike rental is about multi-day, size-based gear and seasonal rates. Water sports hire is usually sold in hourly sessions with a fixed number of boards per start time and weather-driven closures.
Keep reading
Guides, docs and tools for SUP, kayak & surf
Set up appointment time slots for timed sessions, and collect signed rental agreements before boards go in the water.
Still weighing up apps? See our guide to the best Shopify rental apps for prices, free plans and booking limits side by side.
Launch SUP, kayak & surf on your Shopify store
Install Rentshelf free, set up your first three rental products and take a test booking before you go live.