ONeill Girls Bahia 2mm Back Zip Long Sleeve Mid Spring Suit Wetsuit
The O’Neill Girls Bahia 2mm Back Zip Long Sleeve Mid Spring Suit Wetsuit is comfy and highly stretch springy and with its long sleeves it’ll exceed in the shoulder seasons when the wind is cold but the water isn’t cold enough for the full coverage of a steamer. With its 2mm thickness, this wetsuit offers full coverage, making it ideal for most surfers in Australia. Whether you’re hitting the waves in Queensland or venturing further, this wetsuit provides the right amount of warmth without feeling too bulky. Made with O’Neill’s UltraFlex neoprene, this midrange rubber guarantees both comfort and insulation. The flatlock seam/stitch construction ensures exceptional durability, while the back zip allows for easy entry and exit. Designed with strategic seamless paddle zones, this wetsuit minimizes discomfort and restriction. The meshskin panel repels water, preventing heat loss due to wind-chill. Lastly, the krypto knee pads add an extra layer of protection for your knees. Get ready to enjoy your surfing adventures to the fullest with this high-performing wetsuit!
To get the most out of your O’Neill Girls Bahia 2mm Back Zip Long Sleeve Mid Spring Suit Wetsuit we recommend washing it with the Australian made Wetsuit Wash, reading our Wetsuit Maintenance Guide and hanging it on a Wetsuit Hanger.
O’Neill Girls Bahia 2mm Back Zip Long Sleeve Mid Spring Suit Wetsuit
- Thickness – 2mm: full coverage in 2mm, the midway mark of surfing neoprenes in Australia and the perfect mid-season thickness for most of us. In QLD you can definitely get away with 2mm in winter.
- Neoprene – O’Neill’s UltraFlex is their midrange rubber, prioritising warmth and easily one of the better performing neoprenes on the market.
- Seam/Stitch – Flatlock: I’d bet there’d be enough flatlock stitch laid in the history of wetsuits to cover the distance of here to the moon and back, and for good reason. It’s extremely durable, almost 2D and is the most cost effective seam out there. But bear in mind the many pinholes created in the stitching process creates plenty of passages for cold water to enter the suit.
- Zip – Back Zip: it’s a zip and its on your back, but to elaborate (because that’s my job) the backzip has spanned the entire history of wetsuits and is the easiest system to use in terms of entry/exit. The downside to back zips is that it inhibits expansion of the back panel because the zip itself doesn’t stretch – back panel stretch is vital when standing up on a surfboard as there is a great deal of back stretch when tucking your knees under.
- Startegic Seamless Paddle zones: seams are bad, well, less seams are good and thankfully this can be done by intuitive design and consideration of human movements.
- Meshskin: a tacky rubber is laid on the outside of the suit. This panel is hydrophobic and beads water off the wetsuit, this means those panels are not subject to wind-chill. A wet panel is 25x more susceptible to heat wicking compared to a dry one.
- Krypto Knee Pads: a durable woven external layer to help protect those knees – which are damaged mostly from kneeling etc.
Not sure what these terms mean? We’ve gone into great detail about the crucial aspects of a wetsuit, watch or read about them at the following links: Seams, Zips and Styles.
