Quick Answer: The best paddle board GoPro mount for most people in 2026 is GoPro’s own Suction Cup Camera Mount at $39.99 — it needs no track, no drilling, and no board-specific hardware, confirmed direct on gopro.com. If your board already has a Scotty accessory pad or rail installed, the Scotty 135 Portable Camera Mount (about $27-$32) is the cheaper, purpose-built option. For anglers or vloggers who want a raised, eye-level shot instead of a deck-level one, the YakAttack PanFish Pro Camera Mount ($102) is a 33-inch track-mounted pole that clears your own body out of frame.
Most all-around and beginner paddle boards ship with zero camera hardware — the built-in GoPro mounts on this list belong to touring and race-oriented boards like the Red Paddle Co Voyager and the SereneLife 14’ Racing SUP featured in our race paddle board guide. If your board doesn’t come with one, an add-on mount is the easiest way to capture on-water footage without permanently modifying the deck.
Best paddle board GoPro mounts at a glance
| Camera mount | Best for | Mount type | Board requirement | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoPro Suction Cup Mount | Best overall | Suction cup | Hard/EPS-core deck, no track needed | $39.99 |
| Scotty 135 Portable Camera Mount | Best budget / for Scotty pads | Post (screw/clip) | Scotty post mount or pad | ~$27-$32 |
| YakAttack PanFish Pro Camera Mount | Best for raised, eye-level footage | Track (LockNLoad) | GT Track, Scotty, RAM, or YakGear track | $102 |
1. GoPro Suction Cup Camera Mount — Best Overall
GoPro Suction Cup Camera Mount
- Confirmed direct on gopro.com at $39.99 — an industrial-strength suction cup GoPro rates for speeds over 150 mph on cars and boats.
- No track, drilling, or existing hardware required — clamps straight onto any hard, flat, clean section of deck.
- Ships with a standard base and a quick-release base, so the camera pops off between shots without removing the whole mount.
The Suction Cup mount tops this list for the same reason it’s GoPro’s own default recommendation for boats: it doesn’t ask anything of the board. There’s no track to install, no pad to bolt on, no adapter to match — clean the deck, press the cup down, and flip the lever to lock. That makes it the only mount here that works on a hard-shell or EPS-core board with zero prior modification, and the quick-release base means swapping the camera to a different spot for a second angle takes seconds. GoPro’s own notes do flag it as built for non-impact use — cars, boats, calm-water paddling — not surfing or whitewater, where a hard knock could break the seal.
Buy it if: you want a mount that works on almost any hard-deck board today, with nothing to install first.
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2. Scotty 135 Portable Camera Mount — Best Budget / For Scotty Pads
Scotty 135 Portable Camera Mount
- Fits poles 5/8" to 1 3/8" in diameter and locks a standard camera or action cam without a special adapter, per Scotty's own product page.
- Works with any Scotty post mount system already installed on the board's deck.
- Priced around $26.99-$32.49 across retailers (Scotty's own site doesn't list a direct price), the cheapest option in this guide.
If a board’s deck already has a Scotty post mount or accessory pad on it — common on fishing-oriented inflatables — the 135 is the cheapest way to add a camera without buying a new mounting system to match it. It’s fully twistable, turnable, and rotatable, and Scotty’s own copy specifically calls out that it locks down a standard camera or GoPro without a special adapter, unlike some post mounts that need a separate ball adapter for non-GoPro cameras. It won’t help if the board has no Scotty hardware at all — for that, the suction mount above needs nothing, or the track-mounted pick below fits GT Track and RAM Tough-Track too.
Buy it if: your board already has a Scotty post mount or pad installed, and you want the cheapest camera option that fits it.
3. YakAttack PanFish Pro Camera Mount — Best for Raised, Eye-Level Footage
YakAttack PanFish Pro Camera Mount
- Confirmed direct on yakattack.us at $102 (SKU CMS-1002) — a 33" track-mounted pole with a patent-pending LockNLoad base (locked/adjust/removal).
- Compatible with YakAttack GT Track, GearTrac, Scotty, RAM Mounts, and YakGear track systems.
- Includes both a standard 1/4-20 camera ball and a GoPro attachment, so it isn't limited to GoPro-brand cameras.
Both mounts above sit at deck height, which means the camera shoots from roughly knee level — fine for a wide establishing shot, less useful for footage that shows the paddler’s own stroke and stance clearly. The PanFish Pro’s 33-inch pole solves that by raising the camera well above the deck, and its LockNLoad base lets you rotate the angle one-handed without loosening a knob, the same three-mode system YakAttack builds into its rod holders. At $102 it costs roughly three times the suction mount, and like the rod-holder guide’s Omega pick, it needs an existing track installed first — but it’s cross-compatible with GT Track, Scotty, RAM, and YakGear rails rather than locked to one brand.
Buy it if: you already have a track installed and want a raised, eye-level shot rather than a deck-level one.
How to choose a paddle board GoPro mount
- Check your deck material first. A suction mount needs a hard, flat, clean surface — it won’t hold reliably on the soft, slightly textured deck pad most inflatable SUPs use for footing. If your board is all soft deck pad with no rigid section, a track or post mount is the safer bet.
- Match existing hardware before buying new. If a board already has a Scotty pad or a GT Track/RAM Tough-Track rail installed for another accessory, buy the mount built for that standard rather than adding a second, incompatible mounting system.
- Decide deck-level or raised. The suction and Scotty post mounts both sit close to the deck; the YakAttack’s 33” pole is the only pick here built to shoot from above knee height.
- Match camera, not just brand. All three mounts here fit GoPro-style cameras, and the Scotty 135 and YakAttack PanFish Pro also accept standard 1/4-20 cameras — check that spec if you’re not shooting with a GoPro specifically.
- None of these require drilling. Every option in this guide clamps, screws, or slides into a track — none puncture an inflatable board’s air chamber.
Paddle board GoPro mounts by the numbers
- $27-$102 — the price range across this guide’s three picks, from the budget Scotty post mount to the raised-view YakAttack pole.
- 150+ mph — the speed GoPro’s own Suction Cup mount is rated for on cars and boats, per gopro.com.
- 33” — the height of the YakAttack PanFish Pro’s pole, the only pick here designed to shoot from above deck level.
Once your camera’s mounted, a few more accessories round out an on-water setup — see our best paddle board rod holder guide if you’re rigging for fishing, our best paddle board dry bag picks for keeping spare batteries and cards dry, our best paddle board phone mount guide if you want your phone on deck too, and our paddle board accessories hub for everything else worth adding to a deck.
The bottom line
Buy GoPro’s own Suction Cup Mount at $39.99 unless you have a specific reason not to — it needs no track, no drilling, and works on any hard-deck board today. Choose the Scotty 135 (about $27-$32) if your board already has Scotty hardware installed and you want the cheapest matching option, and step up to the YakAttack PanFish Pro ($102) if you want raised, eye-level footage from a board with an existing track. None of these require modifying an inflatable board’s air chamber.