Wetsuit in San Diego, CA

[Woppe]

I'm moving from Sweden to San Diego in a few weeks, and will stay there for about a year. I'm planning on picking up surfing. Should I bring my 4/3 wetsuit with long legs and short arms, or will that suit be too warm?

[CascadeCrudSkier]

I'm moving from Sweden to San Diego in a few weeks, and will stay there for about a year. I'm planning on picking up surfing. Should I bring my 4/3 wetsuit with long legs and short arms, or will that suit be too warm?

I can't think of any condition where I'd want to wear a 4/3 shortie but IMO I'd never use it in SD. Buy a 3/2 when you arrive and that'll work all year except for the coldest winter mornings. Then a 4/3 is nice to have but I think you'll want long sleeves.