Sunglasses that won't hurt my face or eyes in a paddle out

Kind of an older thread, but just wondering if anyone likes the surf goggles vis a vis the surf sunglasses? Specifically the Kurtis brand products...?

BTW, Lee, that DP sunrise in VB on a cloudless summer day is not a good 'ting for the orbs.

 

Yeah I keep seeing that Kurtis add on here. Wonder how well they work/feel? I would love to not have to squint on sunny days.

 

sometimes ill wear my oakleys out on smaller days. most of their shades have an athletic fit so they wont really slide off but id only wear them with my croakies. even so theyve never fallen off. oakleys lenses are hydrophobic so the water slides right off. high risk but high reward situation. im sure those recspec kurtis shades would work better but im killing two birds with one stone.

 

I guess I would wear tinted swim goggles in that situation. But that's cause I have them already. I've never worn goggles surfing. But maybe try that? I'm too old to care what I look like.

 

I tried TYR watersport goggles. I can't stand the water spots.

 

I hear Seaspecs are good, but idk though, never tried em, interested to see if they work so that I don't have to lose my nice Electric Technicians in the ocean, already replaced em once, not trying to do that again

 

The water spots on my SeaSpecs bothered me, too. I actually tried putting RainX on 'em, as a what the heck thing, with mixed results. A bigger wave would occasionally push the plastic frame pretty hard into my grill.
I gave up on 'em a few years ago.

That Kurtis add got my attn, as well. Maybe the technology has gotten better.

 

Good to know, if any of you find a solid solution i'd be interested as I do most of my surfing at DP, as you probably already knew

 

I had the same problem just after I had lasik, Recpecs makes a sunglass that has a band built in to it so they wont fall off and you can get them from Sams club for 60 dollars or so. I do a lot of trail riding and they make uv protectant glasses that are clear and damn near bullet proof also they have a padding on the inside frame like motorcycle glasses so it will keep the water out of your eyes, either way if you can take a clay bar and clean the surfaces and rain x the inside and out. Should work fine. Good Luck

 

Interesting info, thanks.
I don't get the clay bar aspect for glasses, though....have seen it used for detailing car paint.

 

Yes...do tell aboot the clay bar thing

 

Poseidon mentioned Oakley's "hydrophobic" lenses, but they also sell "hydrophobic kits" for non-hydrophobic lenses. Might be worth looking into.

*I use a heavy duty glass cleaner to get waterspots/salt residue off my car windows. It removes everything with little to no effort and it smells great. I'm sure this would work on non-prescription goggles/glasses too!

 

Thank you all for the info. I have places next to my eyes that resemble sea turtle flaps, from squinting so many years. All tan,and then white stripes. I am sure this will prevent headaches from too much eye tension as well. I have a pair of Speedo polarized goggles I use to swim with, but they will not hold on a duck dive. And they would look truly ridiculous (unless I was wearing a Speedo swimsuit in true Euro South Beach style).

 

Do you get water spots on the sea specs glasses that make it hard to see?

 

I could careless what I look like. I'm a bodyboarder so I have no respect anyway. haha How do those speedo googles work? I'm thinking of getting a pair.

 

I am too old to worry about looks. Old chicks are not too choosey. The gogles work good on an ocean swim, that's about it. They will get ripped off your face on a duck dive. Mark Cunningham is one of the greatest surfers of all time, and all he does is body surf Pipe. I think the motorcycle goggles would be the ticket, if you had a leash for them.

 

If you are going out only on most weekends I don't think you should be having much eye issues from the sun. Stop worrying so much