Abstract: A body surfing device 10 consisting of a board 12 and a harness 14 secured to the board 12 for strapping the board to the front torso part of a person's body. The board 12 has an upper face 16, a lower face 18, a leading end 20, a trailing end 22 and two sides 24. The board 12 is of waterproof foam rubber having a plastics sheet element attached to the underside thereof, which defines the lower face 18 of the board 12. The harness 14 is attached to the board 12 at four attachment locations and comprises two shoulder straps 40 which are disposed to extend around the shoulders of a person when the board is strapped to him, a waist strap 42 disposed to extend around the person's waist and two connecting straps 44 which are formed integrally with the shoulder straps 40 and which are connected to the waist strap 42.