Billabong Absolute 5/4 Core Frontzip Wetsuit

Ready for the first autumn sessions with Billabong

You know the feeling: a thick winter wetsuit that keeps you warm, but after an hour it feels like you're wearing a couch. The Billabong Absolute 5/4 Core Frontzip Wetsuit takes a different approach. This is the wetsuit for kiters who just want to keep going through the coldest months, without every move on the bar costing them effort. Billabong built the Absolute Core around two things: as light as possible and as warm as possible.

It starts with the Superlight foam. This neoprene is light in weight and still holds heat well, which you notice most as soon as you come out of the water and the wind hits you. Lighter neoprene also absorbs less water, so you're not dragging kilos around at the end of your session and your arms are a lot less tired.

The inside is lined with Graphene Pro, a recycled stretch jersey with graphene worked into it. Graphene conducts heat well, so the warmth you produce yourself gets spread across your whole body instead of staying around your torso. The result is an even, warm feeling, including in the spots where you usually get cold first. On top of that the lining stretches nicely, just like the Recycled Superflex outer fabric.

The seams on the outside are glued and blind stitched, so the needle doesn't go all the way through the neoprene and hardly any water seeps in. Melco spot tape sits on the highest stress points on the inside, and the glue is water based Aqua Alpha. The frontzip lets you get in and out of your wetsuit quickly, keeps water out better than a back zip and leaves your back completely free to move.

Looking for a winter wetsuit that's warm without holding you back? Then the Billabong Absolute 5/4 Core Frontzip Wetsuit is a strong pick for the sessions you'll be talking about afterwards.

Specifications Billabong Absolute 5/4 Core Frontzip Wetsuit

• 5/4mm neoprene
• Frontzip
• Superlight foam
• Graphene Pro lining
• GBS seams
• Recycled Superflex outer fabric
• Melco spot tape on the highest stress points
• Water based Aqua Alpha glue
• Billabong