Wetsuit by country
The water temperature and the suit you need, month by month.
| Country | Water over the year | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 20–29 °C | 3/2 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Argentina | 9–21 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → Springsuit 2 mm or vest |
| Australia | 13–26 °C | 5/4 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Bangladesh | 25–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Barbados | 27–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Brazil | 17–30 °C | 4/3 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Bulgaria | 7–26 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Canada | 0–18 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → 3/2 mm fullsuit |
| Cape Verde | 22–29 °C | Springsuit 2 mm or vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Chile | 12–20 °C | 5/4 mm hooded → 3/2 mm fullsuit |
| China | 13–30 °C | 5/4 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Colombia | 26–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Costa Rica | 28–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Dominican Republic | 27–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Ecuador | 24–29 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Egypt | 17–29 °C | 4/3 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| El Salvador | 28–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Fiji | 25–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| France | 9–25 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| French Polynesia | 27–29 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Ghana | 22–29 °C | Springsuit 2 mm or vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Greece | 16–27 °C | 4/3 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Guatemala | 28–32 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Iceland | 5–12 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → 5/4 mm hooded |
| India | 25–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Indonesia | 26–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Ireland | 7–18 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → 3/2 mm fullsuit |
| Israel | 18–30 °C | 3/2 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Italy | 14–28 °C | 5/4 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Japan | 11–29 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Kenya | 26–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Lebanon | 19–30 °C | 3/2 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Liberia | 27–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Madagascar | 23–30 °C | Springsuit 2 mm or vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Malaysia | 28–32 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Maldives | 29–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Mauritius | 24–29 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Mexico | 15–32 °C | 4/3 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Morocco | 17–24 °C | 4/3 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Mozambique | 23–28 °C | Springsuit 2 mm or vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Namibia | 13–20 °C | 5/4 mm hooded → 3/2 mm fullsuit |
| New Zealand | 10–22 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → Springsuit 2 mm or vest |
| Nicaragua | 24–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Norway | 6–15 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → 4/3 mm fullsuit |
| Oman | 22–31 °C | Springsuit 2 mm or vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Pakistan | 22–31 °C | Springsuit 2 mm or vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Panama | 27–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Papua New Guinea | 29–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Peru | 16–26 °C | 4/3 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Philippines | 27–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Portugal | 14–24 °C | 5/4 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Puerto Rico | 27–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Réunion | 24–29 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Samoa | 28–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Senegal | 17–30 °C | 4/3 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Seychelles | 27–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Sierra Leone | 27–30 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| South Africa | 14–25 °C | 5/4 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| South Korea | 8–28 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Spain | 13–25 °C | 5/4 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Sri Lanka | 27–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Taiwan | 18–30 °C | 3/2 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Thailand | 28–31 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Tunisia | 15–29 °C | 4/3 mm fullsuit → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| United Kingdom | 7–20 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → 3/2 mm fullsuit |
| United States | 2–30 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Uruguay | 11–25 °C | 6/5 mm hooded → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Venezuela | 25–29 °C | Boardshorts / rash vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Vietnam | 23–31 °C | Springsuit 2 mm or vest → Boardshorts / rash vest |
| Western Sahara | 17–23 °C | 4/3 mm fullsuit → Springsuit 2 mm or vest |