Our top 4mm picks

Once upon a time there were 5mm wetsuits and 3mm wetsuits and not a lot in between – no dedicated suit for the shoulder seasons either side of winter’s icy head. Thankfully those dark, illogical, and slightly too warm/cold times are over, with more and more surfers cottoning onto the virtues of the 4/3. Add a hood and all the recent advances in wetsuit tech and you’ve got a suit that might even last you all the way through winter.

The high-performance

Rip Curl 4/3mm E-Bomb

The mid-range stalwart

The hooded 4/3

Xcel 4.5/3.5mm Comp X Hooded