Element 4/3 Back Zip 2026 Wetsuit

ION Element 4/3 Back Zip Wetsuit

The ION Element 4/3 Back Zip is a suit for carrying your season on into cooler times when a 3/2 stops being enough. 4mm of neoprene over the core and 3mm through the arms and legs hold more warmth as the temperature drops, so you can get out through autumn and spring. Like the rest of the Element range it brings technology from further up the ION line, the Seek Core and Seek Amp, down to an everyday price, with the same fuss-free back zip entry. New for 2023, it's built from limestone neoprene and a water-based Aqua Alpha glue, lowering the suit's environmental impact.

• For all watersports in the cooler months
• Easy back zip entry
• Supple, stretchy and comfortable
• 4mm core, 3mm arms and legs
• Limestone neoprene and eco-friendly glue
• Glued and blind-stitched seams
• Hot_Stuff 2.0 thermal lining

Performance & Feel

The Element sits one step up from the Static at the accessible end of ION's wetsuit range, and like the rest of the Element range, it brings tech from the Seek Core and Seek Amp suits down to an everyday price. For most UK waters the 4/3 is an autumn and spring suit, and one you can push towards winter depending on how you feel the cold and whether you pair it with boots, gloves and a hood.

Entry is the easy, fuss-free back zip, with a Flushguard panel to keep water out. New for 2023, the suit is built from limestone neoprene and bonded with a water-based Aqua Alpha glue, lowering its environmental impact. Inside, it runs the same two ION linings as the rest of the range. Hot_Stuff 2.0, the stretchiest thermal lining ION make, sits across the chest and back to keep your core and torso toasty and warm, while the lighter Silk_Stuff through the shoulders and arms stays soft on the skin, stretches well, dries quickly and aids getting the suit on and off. Seams are glued and blind-stitched, with fusion reinforcement on the highest-stress areas and Melco tape added to the load-bearing sections of the suit, plus shin protection on the front of the legs.

None of this is reinventing the wheel. It's an honest, comfortable, stretchy 4/3 that does its job across every discipline, from a surf to an open-water swim to a kite, wing or SUP session, keeping you out on the water as it cools without asking much of your wallet.