Rip Curl Ladies Dawn Patrol 3/2mm Wetsuit - Chest Zip GBS Steamer - Slate

Rip Curl Ladies Wetsuit Size Guide

These sizes are a guide only provided by Rip Curl. Please remember that a wetsuit must fit very snugly to be effective, and must be put on correctly to get a true feel for the fit (see below).

UK Size	US Size	Height (1)	Chest (2)	Waist (3)	Seat (4)	Thigh (5)	Arm (6)	Leg (7)	Body
6	2	145	71	58	85	45	46	63	54
8	4	155	78	61	86.5	48	48.4	66	54.8
10	6	160	82	63.5	89	51	49.6	68.5	56
10T	6T	165	82	64	89	51	51	71	57
12S	8S	165	84	65	90	52	51	71	57
12	8	165	86	66	91.5	53.5	50.8	71	57.2
14	10	170	90	68.5	94	56	52	73.5	56
16	12	175	94	71	96.5	58.5	53.2	76	59.6
18	14	178	96	73.5	99	61	54.4	78.5	60.8
20	16	181	100	75,8	101	63	55	78.5	62

Please note sizing information is listed in centimetres.

Putting on a wetsuit correctly

• Ensure all zips are fully open and turn the torso down to the waist.
  • Turning the torso down is more critical with a chest zip or zipperless wetsuit!
• Holding the ankle open push your foot into the suit
• Once your foot is through the ankle work the suit up your lower leg in small stages.
  • Grip the suit with the pads of your finger tips NOT YOUR NAILS to avoid damaging the suit.
  • Work the suit up by holding the suit a few inches above the ankle.
  • Then move up a few inches and worjk the suit up again
• Continue this process up the lower leg and ensure the knee protection is high (better to be slightly too high than too low!)
• Work the suit over the upper leg in the same way 
• Ensure that the crotch of the suit is very high and snug to your crotch before starting to work the torso up.
• Again work the torso up in small stages (A good fitting suit will not allow you to simply pul it up the body easily)
• For both chest zip and back zip suits pull the torso over your chest
• Ensure that there is no slack between the crotch and the top of the suit.
• Back Zip
  • Slide 1 arm into the suit again working the sleeve over your arm in small stages starting at the wrist and working up.
  • Once up fully slide the other arm in a repeat 
  • Once both arms are in push your shoulders back and pull the zip.
  • Once in the suit stretch fully, pull the neck off to allow air in and stretc again and squat to ascerain its a good fit
• Chest Zip
  • Choose the arm that has the closed end of the zip and work that arm in first as above.
  • Once in then work the second arm in.
  • Stretch your arms and then pull the neck over in one movement while "ducking" your head and push your head through the neck.
• Removal
• When removing a suit you should peel the suit in the revers of the above.
• Once removed the suit should be inside out

Videos Of How To Put On A Wetusit - Rip Curl

Chest Zip Wetsuit

Back Zip Wetsuit