As you load your boards for a dawn patrol surf, the crisp chill of Fall is definitely in the air, and once you’re at waters edge, standing knee deep in mother ocean, contemplating that first duck dive, your 3/2 full feels pretty good. Like the season, wetsuits are changing. The rubber is getting thinner but still just as warm, is less absorbent, far more elastic and yes even “greener” in both the materials and production process. Today’s wetsuit designers are all about function, ease of entry and exit, and they’ve even thrown in some color. It’s giving us all a reason to head to our local surf shop, check out the new wetsuits and some of the latest technology being applied to keeping us cozy in the winter waves. —MA