heh, was just having this conversation recently. this guy was like, "how do you surf when the air temp is in the single digits or colder fahrenheit and a good winds blowing?". i say it's quite pleasant as the water temp is 39 degrees which feels downright balmy. add in riding a shortboard where i'm nipple/armpit deep submerged at all times while waiting for waves and it's super comfy. way more comfy than sitting on a chairlift. i can't even imagine how warm a 6/5/4 wetsuit is. 5/4 is plenty warm.
got some this am. leanest late summer/fall in memory. walked the dog down to the beach and noticed clean knee+ coming in with good shape. looked at my watch and figured i could do 45-1hr and still ride my bike the 13 miles in to work for noon. caught some fun ones along side some visiting cali longboard pros out here for an event. they thought the water was cold:). sets were thigh high so it was worth 45 minutes of my time. the 40 minute bike ride in was fucking astonishingly gorgeous tho. perfect pedaling weather.
ride n smile!:D
rog