Best Selling Wetsuits of 2022

It was an exciting year for wetsuits in 2022, with welcome upgrades from O’Neill, Roxy, and Billabong and the return of an old favorite: the resurrected O'Neill's Women’s Psycho Tech. Other reputable brands like Buell have climbed the ranks, and their RB2 model ranks on our list in the Men’s, Women’s, and Youth categories.

Now that the past year is in the rearview mirror, we’ve looked at the numbers and compiled a comprehensive list of Cleanline Surf’s best-selling wetsuits of 2022.

*For this list, we include less common thicknesses like a straight 3mm or a 3.5mm in the most similar category. In this example, the 3/2mm section.

Best Selling Men’s Spring Wetsuits

1. O’Neill Reactor II 2mm Short Sleeve Back Zip Spring Wetsuit - $109.95
2. O’Neill Hyperfreak 2mm Long Sleeve Chest Zip Spring Wetsuit - $229.95
3. Rip Curl E-Bomb Pro 2mm Long Sleeve Zip Free Spring Wetsuit - $229.95
4. O’Neill O'Riginal 2mm Long Sleeve Back Zip Spring Wetsuit - $129.95
5. Rip Curl Dawn Patrol 2mm Long Sleeve Chest Zip Spring Wetsuit - $189.95

Best Selling Men’s 3/2 Wetsuits

1. O’Neill Hyperfreak Comp 3/2 Zip Free Wetsuit - $349.95
2. O’Neill Reactor II 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $144.95
3. Rip Curl E-Bomb 3/2 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $329.95
4. Rip Curl Dawn Patrol 3/2 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $249.95
5. Vissla Seven Seas 3/2 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $249.95
6. Quiksilver Everyday Sessions 3/2 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $239.95
7. O’Neill Hyperfreak Fire 3/2+ Chest Zip Wetsuit - $419.95
8. O’Neill Heat 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $379.95
9. Rip Curl Dawn Patrol 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $259.95
10. Rip Curl E-Bomb 3/2 Zip Free Wetsuit - $329.95

Best Selling Men’s 4/3 Wetsuits

1. O’Neill Hyperfreak 4/3+ Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $409.95
2. O’Neill Legend Mutant 4.5/3.5 Hdd Chest Zip Wetsuit - $479.95
3. O’Neill Hyperfreak 4/3+ Chest Zip Wetsuit - $379.95
4. O’Neill Hyperfreak Comp 4/3 Zip Free Wetsuit - $359.95
5. Vissla Seven Seas 4/3 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $299.95
6. Buell RB2 4/3 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $285.95
7. O’Neill Heat 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $399.95
8. O’Neill Epic 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $229.95
9. O’Neill Psycho Tech 4/3+ Chest Zip Wetsuit - $529.95
10. Rip Curl E-Bomb 4/3 Hooded Zip Free Wetsuit - $369.95

Best Selling Men’s 5mm Wetsuits

1. O’Neill Hyperfreak 5/4+ Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $439.95
2. O’Neill Psycho Tech 5/4+ Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $539.95
3. Buell RB2 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $299.95
4. Rip Curl Dawn Patrol 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $319.95
5. Billabong Absolute Plus 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $339.95
6. Quiksilver Everyday Sessions 5/4/3 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $329.95
7. Vissla Seven Seas 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $349.95
8. Patagonia R4 Yulex 5.5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $589.00
9. Rip Curl Dawn Patrol 5/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $279.95
10. Volcom Modulator 5/4/3 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $345.00

Best Selling Women’s Spring Wetsuits

1. Rip Curl Women’s Dawn Patrol Long Sleeve Spring Wetsuit - $109.95
2. O’Neill Women’s Reactor II 2mm Short Sleeve Back Zip Spring Wetsuit - $109.95
3. O’Neill Women’s Blueprint 2mm Long Sleeve Spring Wetsuit - $129.95
4. Patagonia Women’s R1 Lite Yulex Sleeveless Spring Jane Wetsuit - $139.00
5. Rip Curl Women’s Dawn Patrol Short Sleeve Back Zip Spring Wetsuit - $89.95

Best Selling Women’s 3/2 Wetsuits

1. O’Neill Women’s Hyperfreak 3/2+ Chest Zip Wetsuit - $359.95
2. Billabong Women’s Synergy 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $179.95
3. Roxy Women’s Syncro 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $169.95
4. Roxy Women’s Syncro Plus 3/2 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $209.95
5. Roxy Women’s Rise 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $169.95
6. O’Neill Women’s Epic 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $219.95
7. O’Neill Women’s Reactor II 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $144.95
8. Billabong Women’s Synergy 3/2 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $189.95
9. Rip Curl Women’s Dawn Patrol 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $199.95
10. Rip Curl Women’s Flashbomb 3/2 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $449.95

Best Selling Women’s 4/3 Wetsuits

1. O’Neill Women’s Hyperfreak 4/3+ Chest Zip Wetsuit - $379.95
2. Roxy Women’s Syncro 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $179.95
3. Billabong Women’s Synergy 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $249.95
4. O’Neill Women’s Epic 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $229.95
5. Rip Curl Women’s Dawn Patrol 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $269.95
6. Roxy Women’s Syncro Plus 4/3 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $219.95
7. Sisstrevolution Women’s Seven Seas 4/3 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $248.95
8. Rip Curl Women’s Flashbomb 4/3 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $469.95
9. Billabong Women’s Synergy 4/3 Chest Zip Wetsuit - 4269.95
10. Rip Curl Women’s Dawn Patrol 4/3 Chest Zip Wetsuit - $269.95

Best Selling Women’s 5mm Wetsuits

1. Billabong Women’s Synergy 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $299.95
2. Roxy Women’s Syncro 5/4/3 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $199.95
3. O’Neill Women’s Hyperfreak 5.5/4+ Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $439.95
4. Roxy Women’s Syncro 5/4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $209.95
5. Rip Curl Women’s Dawn Patrol 5/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $279.95
6. Buell Women’s RB2 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $299.95
7. Sisstrevolution Women’s Seven Seas 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $304.95
8. Billabong Women’s Cleanline Synergy 5/4 Back Zip Wetsuit - $239.95
9. Billabong Women’s Furnace Comp 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $409.95
10. O’Neill Women’s Psycho Tech 5.5/4+ Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $539.95

Best Selling Youth Full Suits

1. O’Neill Youth Epic 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $199.95
2. O’Neill Youth Hyperfreak 5.5/4+ Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $299.95
3. O’Neill Youth Reactor II 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $119.95
4. Buell Youth RB2 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $235.95
5. Billabong Youth Absolute 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $249.95
6. Vissla Youth Seven Seas 5/4/3 Hooded Chest Zip Wetsuit - $249.95
7. Rip Curl Youth Omega 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $169.95
8. Buell Youth RBZ Stealth Mode 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit - $189.95
9. O’Neill Youth Epic 3/2 Back Zip Wetsuit - $174.95
10. O’Neill Youth Hyperfreak 4/3+ Chest Zip Wetsuit - $279.95

The Breakdown

2022 was a wild year, but what does that mean in terms of wetsuit sales? Well, the Hyperfreak 5/4+ Hooded Chest Zip overtook the O’Neill Psycho Tech 5/4+ as our most popular men’s wetsuit for 2022. Warm, freakishly flexible, and pretty darn comfortable, the Hyperfreak is good as it gets, performance-wise, in wetsuits. The most popular women’s suit overall was the Billabong Synergy 5/4 Hooded Chest Zip for the third year in a row, which makes sense considering how good of a value it is. And lastly, for the youth, it’s no surprise that the Youth 4/3mm Epic topped out as our best-selling suit for groms.

Looking at all the results, it’s exciting to see newer brands like Volcom, Vissla, and Sisstrevolution join the ranks of established names like Rip Curl and Quiksilver. It’s a consumer's market out there with the availability of many great quality offerings, from tropical spring suits to beefy 5/4 rubber for frigid PNW waters.

As always, if you have any questions about wetsuits or any surf gear in general, feel free to send us an email at support@cleanlinesurf.com or give us a call at 1-888-546-6176.

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