Booties and hoods are how Victorian surfers stay out longer — 3 mm split-toe boots on reef and rock, a 2–3 mm hood when the wind comes over the Peninsula. Welcome Board Store’s extremities wall: O’Neill, Vissla, Rip Curl, Xcel, Quiksilver and Sisstrevolution, plus Jetpilot hydro shoes, Dakine reef shoes, Creatures fin sox and FCS II SP2 booties. Cool-water surf and jetski launches. From Mornington.

Suits: wetsuits, fullsuits, springsuits. Also wetsuit booties. Brands: O’Neill, Vissla, Rip Curl, Xcel.

Split-toe boots

• O’Neill Hyperfreak Ninja / Fire / Dipped 3 mm, Defender reef, Reactor reef (adult and boys), Superfreak Tropical 2 mm.
• Rip Curl Rubber Soul Plus 3 mm and Flashbomb Hidden Split Toe 3 mm; Xcel Comp and Drylock 3 mm split toe; Vissla 7 Seas 3 mm / 5 mm and High 3 mm; Quiksilver Marathon Session 3 mm; Sisstrevolution 3 mm; Ocean & Earth Bells 3 mm; FCS II SP2.

Hoods, gloves and hydro shoes

• O’Neill Psycho Tech 3 mm and Hyperfire 1.5 mm hood; Rip Curl Flashbomb 2 mm hood and Dawn Patrol 2 mm cap; Vissla 7 Seas 3 mm hood; O’Neill Thermo X vest with neo hood.
• O’Neill Hyperfire 1.5 mm gloves and Vissla 7 Seas 3 mm gloves; Jetpilot hydro shoe and hi-cut; Dakine 1 mm folding reef shoe; Creatures Neo Fin Sox hi-cut.

Split toe for board feel; round toe if you want more warmth. Shop wetsuit booties and hoods Australia at Welcome Board Store.