is there any difference between a wetsuit for surfing and a wetsuit for scuba diving?
is there any difference?
what are they?
dose either have a front zipper, or dose that depend on brand?
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yes, a scuba suit can go to low distances and a surf suit can’t
yes
Yeah.
Scuba suits are meant for divers who stay down deep in water for long periods of time. The surface of the water is a lot warmer than the depths that scuba divers dive at.
Surfing wetsuits are a lot more flexible and have certain features for things that surfers have to do. For example, they have more stretch around the shoulder area because surfers need use that to paddle. They also dont have to keep you as warm because you wont be down at the cold water depths that scuba divers are at.
Once upon a time, there were only wet suits for diving. When I started surfing in the 60s, we wore the same wet suits to surf or dive. Surf wet suits evolved greatly, thanks mostly to a man named O’Neill. Surf wet suits tend to be more flexible, and don’t usually come as thick as some diving wetsuits. Also, most (but not all) dive wet suits have a front zipper. the front zipper is more comfortable wearing a back pack and air tank. Surf suits zip up dorsal side, so you aren’t lying on your zipper while you are paddling. Surf suits don’t usually have any zippers or snaps on the ventral side.
Most big name manufacturers make suits that are sport specific, surfing, diving, triathlon or ‘water sports (white water rafting, personal water craft etc.)
The old wet suits were pretty durable, however. I still have a Parkway 3 mil jacket (front zip with a beaver tail) that I bought in 1969. I occasionally lend it to pals who forgot their own suit on unexpected cold days, and it is still in good shape.
Many differences, if you are going to be surfing you’ll obviously want a surfing wetsuit.