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What wetsuit do I need?
The water temperature at your break today and this week, and what each wetsuit maker's own chart says to wear in it, side by side.
Wetsuit Guide
- Water temperature, any coast
- 5 charts side by side
- Quoted as printed
Water temperature by Open-Meteo.com. Charts: Rip Curl, Patagonia, Vissla, O'Neill, Xcel.
Common questions
Wetsuit questions
The charts differ, so here is each as printed. Rip Curl: 4/3 or 5/4mm · Full suit · Booties + gloves (its band: 48–55°F). Patagonia: Regulator® 4/3 Full Suit and Hooded Full Suit · 4/3 mm Hooded: 4/3/3 mm (its band: 50°–60° F / 10°–16° C), or Regulator® 5/4 Hooded Full Suit · 5/4/3 mm (its band: 45°–55° F / 7°–13° C). Vissla: 5/4 hooded fullsuit · Booties and gloves, non-negotiable (its band: 43°F to 52°F). O'Neill: 4/3mm wetsuits or 5/4mm wetsuits (its band: 8℃ - 11℃). Xcel: 5/4mm Hooded Fullsuit · 5mm Boot · 5mm Glove (its band: 46° - 53° (°F) / 8° - 12° (°C)), or 4/3mm Hooded Fullsuit · 3mm Boot · 3mm or 4mm Glove (its band: 49° - 55° (°F) / 9° - 13° (°C)).
The charts differ, so here is each as printed. Rip Curl: 3/2mm · Full suit · Booties optional (its band: 60–65°F), or 4/3mm · Full suit · Booties recommended (its band: 55–60°F). Patagonia: Regulator® 3/2 Full Suit · 3/2 mm (its band: 55°–65° F / 13°–18° C), or Regulator® 4/3 Full Suit and Hooded Full Suit · 4/3 mm Hooded: 4/3/3 mm (its band: 50°–60° F / 10°–16° C). Vissla: 3/2 fullsuit · The California standard (its band: 58°F to 64°F). O'Neill: 3/2mm wetsuits or 4/3mm wetsuits (its band: 12℃ - 17℃). Xcel: 2mm or 3/2mm Fullsuit (its band: 56° - 64° (°F) / 13° - 18° (°C)).
The charts differ, so here is each as printed. Rip Curl: 2mm · Spring suit, short-arm, or top · None required (its band: 65–75°F). Patagonia: Lite Tops and Spring Suits · 1.5 mm and 2 mm (its band: 65°–75° F / 18°–23° C). Vissla: Wetsuit top or 1mm to 2mm spring suit · Sunscreen. That's it. (its band: 65°F and up). O'Neill: 1 mm wetsuits (its band: 21℃ - 25℃). Xcel: 2mm Springsuit or Short John/Jane (its band: 65° - 70° (°F) / 18° - 21° (°C)), or 1mm or 2mm Jacket · Boardshorts (its band: 70° - 73° (°F) / 21° - 23° (°C)).
Each is a publisher's general guide, and they draw their temperature bands in different places. The guide shows them side by side as printed rather than picking one, so you can see where they agree.
From the Open-Meteo marine model: the sea surface temperature near your spot, hour by hour for the next 7 days. It is a model of the open sea, not a thermometer in the lineup, and close to shore it can read a nearby cell a few kilometres out.
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