Look for quick-drying fabrication in your wetsuits, so you are never weighed down when taking on waves.

Ensure your wetsuit gives you a glove-like fit that never stands in the way of your performance.

Go for features like adjustable neck closures that create a watertight seal and a four-way stretch construction for maximized mobility. Choose a wetsuit built with lightweight fabrication that keeps you warm and absorbs less water. For extra flex and protection, suit up with wetsuits built with knee pads.

Find a wetsuit that is designed for your water temperature and depth and pair with water shoes or other footwear designed to provide in-the-water traction. Pull on a full-body wetsuit that enables total mobility or a half-body suit for treading through warmer waters.

The warmer the temperatures, the less protection you need. For colder waters, look for full-body suits designed to be both water and wind-resistance, for the insulation you need. In addition to length, thicker wetsuits offer extra warmth.

Most wetsuits and drysuits are built with neoprene, a synthetic rubber that is waterproof, insulated and flexible. For warm water, turn to a wetsuit designed with nylon, a thinner, more flexible material.

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