Sea Kayaks
Overwhelmed by choice? This short video will help you with how to choose an inflatable sea kayak:
If you’re still not sure which kayak is right for you, you can request a personalised kayak recommendation.
Check out our range of quality sea kayaks:
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AdvancedFrame Expedition Elite Kayak
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AdvancedFrame Convertible Elite Kayak with Pump
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StraitEdge Angler Pro Kayak with Pump
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Oru Kayak Bay ST
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Comparing our inflatable Sea Kayaks
| Product Info |
 AdvancedFrame Convertible Elite Kayak with Pump |
 AdvancedFrame Elite Kayak with Pump |
 StraitEdge2 Pro Kayak |
 AdvancedFrame Expedition Elite Kayak |
 AdvancedFrame Kayak |
 StraitEdge Angler Pro Kayak with Pump |
 StraitEdge Inflatable Kayak |
 AirFusion EVO Kayak |
 Oru Kayak Bay STSelect options
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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 Oru Kayak Coast XT |
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| Weight | 23.6 kg | 16.3 kg | 18.6 kg | 19.1 kg | 16.3 kg | 20.4 kg | 15.4 kg | 14.5 kg | 11.8 kg | 14.5 kg |
| Solo or Tandem | Tandem | Solo | Tandem | Solo | Solo | Solo | Solo | Solo | Solo | Solo |
| length | 15′ (4.57m) | 10’5″ (3.18m) | 13′ (3.96m) | 13′ (3.96m) | 10’5″ (3.18m) | 10’5″ (3.18m) | 9’8” (2.95m) | 13′ (3.96m) | 12’3″ (3.7m) | 16’2″ (4.9m) |
| width | 81cm | 81cm | 90cm | 81cm | 81cm | 98cm | 89cm | 61cm | 64cm | 64cm |
| Stability | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Unstable | Unstable | Unstable |
| Sit-on-top or Sit-in | Sit-in | Sit-in | Sit-on-top | Sit-in | Sit-in | Sit-on-top | Sit-on-top | Sit-in | Sit-in | Sit-in |
| Packed Dimensions | 91cm x 53cm x 33cm | 76cm x 43cm x 25cm | 97cm x 53cm x 33cm | 83cm x 52cm x 26cm | 76cm x 43cm x 25cm | 81cm x 46cm x 28cm | 76cm x 43cm x 25cm | 89cm x 53cm x 23cm | 84cm x 36cm x 74cm | 84cm x 36cm x 74cm |
| Maximum Capacity | 249 kg | 136 kg | 227 kg | 204 kg | 136 kg | 181 kg | 136 kg | 106 kg | 136 kg | 181 kg |
| Recommended Max. Paddler Weight (individual) | 110 kg | 110 kg | 110 kg | 150 kg | 90 kg | 150 kg | 100 kg | 106 kg | 136 kg | 181 kg |
| Recommended Max. Paddler Height | Unlimited | 6’2″ (1.88m) | Unlimited | 6’8″ (2.03 m) | 6’2″ (1.88m) | Unlimited | 6’2″ (1.88m) | 6’2″ (1.88m) | 6’3″ (1.9m) | 6’4″ (1.93m) |
| Recommended for Coastal / Open Water | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Whitewater Class | Class 2 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 2 | Class 2 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 2 | Class 1 | Class 1 |
| Self-bailing | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Compatible with Spray Skirt | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Compatible with ePropulsion Vaquita Propeller | Yes – via ratchet straps | Yes – via ratchet straps | Yes – via ratchet straps | Yes – via ratchet straps | Yes – via ratchet straps | Yes – via US slide fin box | Yes – via ratchet straps | Yes – via ratchet straps | Yes – via ratchet straps | Yes – via ratchet straps |
| Maximum Trip Length | Multi-Day | Multi-Day | Multi-Day | Multi-Day | Half day | Multi-Day | Half day | Multi-Day | Multi-Day | Multi-Day |
| Suitable for Taking Small Children | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Suitable for Dogs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, with drop-stitch floor added | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Suitable for Fishing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Rod Holders | None | None | Included | None | None | Compatible with rail-mounted rod holders | Included | None | None | None |
| Backpack straps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Can ship to new zealand | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Set-up Time | 8 minutes | 6 minutes | 7-10 minutes | 8 minutes | 5 minutes | 10 minutes | 5 minutes | 13 minutes | 10 minutes | 13 minutes |
| Warranty Period | 3 years from purchase date | 3 years from purchase date | 3 years from purchase date | 3 years from purchase date | 3 years from purchase date | 3 years from purchase date | 3 years from purchase date | 3 years from purchase date | 3 years from purchase date | 3 years from purchase date |
| Sku | AE1007-E-P | AE1012-OG-E-P | AE3027-Y | AE1009-XE | AE1012-R | AE1055-P | AE1006-Y | AE1042-O | OKY102-ST | OKY203-ORA-XT |
| Price | Original price was: $2,697.00.$2,397.00Current price is: $2,397.00. | Original price was: $1,847.00.$1,697.00Current price is: $1,697.00. | Original price was: $2,497.00.$2,297.00Current price is: $2,297.00. | Original price was: $2,197.00.$1,997.00Current price is: $1,997.00. | Original price was: $1,497.00.$1,297.00Current price is: $1,297.00. | Original price was: $2,397.00.$2,197.00Current price is: $2,197.00. | Original price was: $1,597.00.$1,397.00Current price is: $1,397.00. | Original price was: $2,197.00.$1,997.00Current price is: $1,997.00. | $2,199.00 | $2,899.00 |
| Kayak brand | Advanced Elements | Advanced Elements | Advanced Elements | Advanced Elements | Advanced Elements | Advanced Elements | Advanced Elements | Advanced Elements | Oru Kayak | Oru Kayak |
| Add to cart | Add to cart | Add to cart | Add to cart | Add to cart | Add to cart | Add to cart | Add to cart | Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page | Add to cart |
How to Choose a Sea Kayak
Can an inflatable kayak go in the open ocean?
Yes! In fact, Advanced Elements have a wide range of inflatable sea kayaks.
Advanced Elements look at a few factors when determining whether an inflatable kayak is recommneded for open water.
The most important factor is how a kayak handles getting swamped by waves.
There are two ways that a kayak can effectively handle that, and they’ll give you a completely different paddling experience.
Self-Bailing Kayaks
The first way is by being a self-bailing sit-on-top kayak like the StraitEdge Kayak.
‘Self bailing’ means that any water that comes over the sides into the kayak will drain out through ports either side of the floor.
So you can never really be swamped in a sit-on-top self-bailing kayak.
The downside of sit-on-top kayaks is that they are nowhere near as fast nor track as well as sit-in kayaks.
Plus, you get wet…
Cockpit and Spray Skirt
This is a different approach, this is saying “I’m going to keep water out of my kayak and stay warm and dry inside.”
Wind Affect
When you’re out in open ocean, the wind affect gets real.
To minimise the wind affect, you want to look for a sit-in kayak rather than a sit-on-top.
You also want to look for a kayak with a long waterline, like the kayaks in our AdvancedFrame range.
“… Very impressed in the quality of the kayaks finnish, it’s incredibly stable, even with reasonably gutsy side wind. I had concerns about not having a rudder that I could steer with but no dramas turning and staying on course at all…”
– Steve
Are You Sure You Want an Open Water Kayak?
Just a warning – we get a lot of customers that say they want an open-water kayak because they think “Oh well, I might want to go out on an open beach one day, if the conditions are right.”
But if you limit your choice to our inflatable sea kayaks, you will be excluding some of our awesome lightweight kayaks, such as the AdvancedFrame Sport Elite kayak.
But if you know you’re going to be out in open water, cold weather, rough conditions, or going for long distances, you definitely want a sit-in inflatable sea kayak.
” Impressed by the kayaks performance and stability
The kayak, AdvancedFrame Convertible Elite Kayak, you recommended was easily carried the 200m to the water.
It was windy but the kayak tracked perfectly and we were both impressed by the kayaks performance and stability.
The service from you was very speedy.”
-Rob
