Measurement Tips

How to measure:

1. Chest/Bust: With arms down at your sides, measure around the largest part of the chest, generally across the nipples.
2. Waist: Measure around natural waistline, allowing tape measure to sit comfortably.
3. Head: Measure above brow, around the fullest part of the head.

Tips for taking accurate measurements:

• It’s best to have a friend or family member do the measuring.
• Use a cloth measuring tape. If you don’t have one, use a cord (or an NRS strap!) and transfer that to a tape measure.
• Measure in your street clothes; we size technical outerwear pieces like drysuits and dry tops to include room for layering underneath.
• Stand up straight and relax.

Suggestions on sizing when your measurements cross into different size categories:

• With wetsuits, your weight is the best “tiebreaker” when measurements cross sizes. Remember, wetsuits need to fit snugly to be efficient at excluding water and holding in warmth.
• In looser fitting garments like drysuits, splash jackets, etc, look first at the height, then at the weight for a tiebreaker.