Men's Nieuwland 5mm Hooded Wetsuit

It's the middle of summer... air temperature is 28 degrees... water temperature is 19 degrees... there's a 1 foot swell down here on the south coast... however, I have been wearing my new Nieuwland 5mm hooded wetsuit around the house and you know, so far so good!

As usual, the build quality of the suit is exemplary, the design touches are well thought through and the fit is exacting, so trust that Size Guide!

So, I'm looking forward to the gnarly winter storm fronts rolling in, and I'm sure that whatever fury Mother Earth sends us, the new suit will look after me and rise to the challenge!

Great fit and well-crafted.

Is more flexible than the first version of the suit. Hope it turns out to be as durable (My first suit kept me toasty warm for 4 winters).

With the opening of the UrbnSurf wavepool in Melbourne, Australia I needed a god fitting, warm wetsuit to get me through the Melbourne winter - the Nieuwland 5 Hooded Wetsuit has changed my life. It fits perfectly, is WARM and paddling has not been affected at all. If only it could help magically improve my surfing!

Ps if Finisterre made gloves and booties, it’s be the perfect kit...!

My third of these suits. The first ones were of less flexible rubber, but lasted very well. They have always been tight across the shoulders to get on and off, but offer fantastic warmth and great shoulder flexibility. Made for a surfer's shape so an XL does not come with a large amount of excess material around the waist, as is the case for most other XL suits. The most recent suit did not last for quite so long as previous suits. That could be down to greater use. Given the lifespan of just over a year my original reason for choosing Finisterre, being longer lasting and less environmental impact falls away to some extent so I will reconsider other suits this time, which I have not done at the end of the last 2 suits.