Gonna be in LA and San Diego county for Christmas and was wondering if I can get away with a 3/2 and booties the whole time (dawn patrol, etc.) I have a vest I could put under my suit but I'd rather not. Only other option is the hooded 5/4 which I'm assuming is overkill. I usually get pretty cold though so if I have to rent a gross old 4/3 I'd be willing to. Thanks
Whatever you do don't wear a hood south of San Francisco ever, if you do, you will look like a kook and get no wave action. Due to real surf bros snaking you every section and every peak. Cheers
Pretty sure you'll be fine. Was in san diego for thanksgiving and wore a falling-apart 3/2, no booties, and was totally warm the whole time (minus the first 30 seconds or so early in the morning). Have also surfed in SD in late january/early february in the past in a ****ty rented 3/2 with no boots and was perfectly warm.
you can get by with just a 3/2 I'd bring booties if you like to surf early. Forecast looks like its going to fall off as soon as you get here! this week looks sick thoo
I'd take boots just in case, but a 3/2 is usually fine. I need boots for water colder than 60, despite the fact that I'll trunk over 67-68, as long as the air is quite a bit warmer than that. I have friends in the LA area that surf, and they only have suites bigger than a 3/2 because of when they still loved out here in Jersey. It's usually either a 3/2 or a spring suite for them. Even in January-March. You usually don't need gloves, unless it's really cold (like unseasonably cold for the region) and the wind is ripping.
Thanks for the help everyone. Meh we’ve still got a week or two to go so we’ll see. Forecast isn’t even showing the first day yet
