This is the first in a series of posts about wetsuits. In this article we provide an overview of the categories of wetsuits that are generally available.

Wetsuits are firstly classified into gender, Mens wetsuits, Womens wetsuits, and also groms (childrens) wetsuits.

There are two general categories for wetsuits those being winter wetsuits, and summer wetsuits (sometimes called spring suits).

Winter wetsuits and summer wetsuits are classified based on the temperature of the water they are designed to be used in, this determines the thickness of the wetsuit material.

Wetsuits come in a variety of thicknesses ranging from 7mm to 1mm, typically there are two different thicknesses of neoprene used (but sometimes 1 or even 3 different thicknesses). Example being 5/3mm wetsuit – this refers to the thicker material covering all or part of the torso, and thinner neoprene covering arms and legs. Typical thicknesses are, 2/2mm, 3/2mm, 5/3mm, 6/4mm.

Look out for our next post shortly which explains the different styles available.