What do surfers wear?

Surfers wear wet suits when the water is cold. I've been known to wear board shorts, and any type of swimming trunk. Also sometimes, surfers will wear nothing when they are taking a shower. Every once in a while I like to wear a spring suit.

When surfers are NOT in the water, they tend to wear clothes that cover up their bodies, since it is illegal to walk around naked. I have many hardcore surfer friends who wear t-shirts and jeans. Also going around barefoot is not a good idea, so my hardcore surfer friends wear shoes. Shoes protect the feet.

Also they say stuff like "top of the morning" "i'll be gosh darned!" and "your on the trolley!"

Why are you asking dumb questions?

Well, I have been surfing for 45 years, so I guess that makes me a surfer. I am almost 60, and i dress like any other 60 year old guy does.

There is one thing that most real surfers hate is being stereotyped. We are identified by how we surf, not what we wear, or what slang we we use.

I surf with Doctors and lawyers, cops, carpenters, high school students, stoners, landscapers....There is no common denominator other than we love the surf. Give me a break, will you. If you want to write a novel about real surfers, don't imagine them to be anything like Jeff Spicoli. If you want to keep up to date on surf jargon, but a surfing m,magazine.

Sorry if I sem abrupt, but stereotyping us makes surfing look like the sport of morons rather than the sport of kings.

First of all slang is different where ever you surf! i have given a few general things for your questions however i agree completely with John F! I have been surfing since i could walk and we are not a bunch of idiots!

Getting in the Barrel = Shacked

Person Who Can't Surf = Kook

Doing something Epic = Gnarly

Apparel

Summer

Shorts = Boardies

Top = Nothing, Singlet (normal). In Comps - Ras Tops (Rashies)

Winter

Wetsuit

Types of Wet Suits

Full Wetsuit (steamer)

Short Long (short sleeve top to ankles bottom)

Short Short elbows to knees

Also depending on conditions can also wear

Reef boots (for cold and reef surfing)

Hoodies

And Wind top Like a thick rash shirt (2mm Usually)

Billabong, Hurley, Quiksilver, O'Neil, Volcome, etc. Shirts; denims or any kick back looking pants; autos, Globe, DVS, or DC shoes; any surf hats; same type hoodies. We additionally placed on Surfboard type cloths. I somewhat have a Channel Island Surfboard so I very own a pair of CI shirts. ^no longer all surfers stay in heat climates the two, think of roughly Northern Cal and the Nothern EC.

whatever you want!!! it is surfing! nobody cares wt you are wearing everybody is looking for waves. once in Christmas i saw a guy wearing a Santa clause costume wile surfing. =D

Boogeyboarder?

Learn to surf before you try to understand our culture; outsiders usually get it VERY wrong

try and keep surfer slang a little bit. i guess shorts and a long sleeve shirt, and sandals.

dont make him say stupid things like "cowabunga" and "dude", try to keep it classy and make him/her say things based on your characters personality.

I couldn't agree more with John F Response.

just can't resist pulling rank on us can ya John ;)

Nothing. Nothing at all.