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How to Make Surf Tension in Infinite Craft

Surf Tension is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Spongebob Surf plus Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future Spongebob SurfTenseSurf Tension

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 78

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23VacuumWaterSponge
  24. 24SpongeSteamSpongeBob
  25. 25PlanetSteamSteampunk
  26. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27SteamWaveSurf
  28. 28SteampunkSurfSteam Surf
  29. 29SpongeBobSteam SurfSpongebob Surf
  30. 30Future TenseSpongebob SurfFuture Spongebob Surf
  31. 31Future Spongebob SurfTenseSurf Tension
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Vacuum + Water→ Sponge24Sponge + Steam→ SpongeBob25Planet + Steam→ Steampunk26Water + Wind→ Wave27Steam + Wave→ Surf28Steampunk + Surf→ Steam Surf29SpongeBob + Steam Surf→ Spongebob Surf30Future Tense + Spongebob Surf→ Future Spongebob Surf31Future Spongebob Surf + Tense→ Surf Tension

Surf Tension at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Surf Tension in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Spongebob Surf with Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Surf Tension?

31 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Surf Tension hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Surf Tension?

Only one known combination produces Surf Tension.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.