Water Temperature
45°F and below | 7°C and below
NEW FOR WINTER 23/24
Experience the Ti Alpha wetsuit glove, boasting an exceptional water absorption rate of merely 2% compared to the 40-60% typically observed in competitor neoprene gloves.
No more wringing out cold water-logged gloves that steal your precious body heat. Unlike regular neoprene gloves, our advanced design prevents unnecessary heat loss caused by cold, water-soaked material.
Lined with Titanium, our neoprene glove reflects heat back to your fingers and hands without compromising thickness or adding extra weight. The Titanium coating is like having another 1-2 mm of neoprene around your fingers.
While we may not go as far as Yamamoto's claim of a 40% increase in temperature rating with their Titanium-lined neoprene, we do agree that it certainly delivers a significant boost.
Experience the benefits of an anatomically designed glove that perfectly contours to your hand, offering enhanced dexterity, warmth, and overall comfort. Feel more connected to your board and gear even in the harshest, cold conditions.
Greetings, it's Jeff from Halifax Paddle Surf.
Today, I want to give you a straightforward review on a crucial gear item for all surfers and SUP surfers: gloves.
Allow me to introduce the Isurus 5mm #40 Yamamoto glove, featuring the Ti-Alpha premium lining found in their renowned 6.5 and 5.4 wetsuits. These gloves are quite possibly the warmest five millimeter gloves I have ever tested. They provide the insulation of a 5mm glove while offering the flexibility and freedom of movement akin to a 3mm glove.
To put it simply, these gloves are fantastic. I can't praise them enough.
When you turn the glove inside out, you'll notice the yellow Ti-Alpha lining. These gloves are equipped with a robust double gusset system, ensuring a tight seal that keeps my hands dry. They excel at locking out water and providing exceptional warmth, especially during winter paddling sessions in Nova Scotia, where temperatures can plummet to the mid-thirties Fahrenheit or hover around one to minus five degrees Celsius.
Once again, I can't emphasize enough how brilliant these gloves are. I wholeheartedly recommend them.
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you out on the water!
Jeff Van Mulligen, Halifax Paddle Surf
45°F and below | 7°C and below
The main ingredient is Japanese limestone, which is advantageous in environmental and quality aspects.
Oxidation-resistant plant oil is friendly to people and the Earth. It makes rubber soft and flexible.
Technologies enhance your performance.
1. Freshwater Rinse After Every Session
2. Dry Your Wetsuit in the Shade
3. Hang Up Your Wetsuit Correctly
4. Do Use an Occasional Wetsuit Shampoo
5. Take Care When Taking off Your Wetsuit
World Surf League Orthopedic Surgeon
Newport Beach, CA, September 6, 2019
I've been fortunate enough to have used a lot of wetsuits. Beginning with the O'neill beavertail through the stiff fullsuits of the late 20th century, up to the present time. Many suits have their gimmicks: quick dry, neck gators, tight wrist and ankle cuffs, but they're still the same ill-fitting, moderately flexible suit.
Then a quantum leap occurred.
Isurus created a surgical glove
It's also exceptionally warm, with the flexibility in the shoulder and hips where it's needed.
As the Orthopedic Surgeon for the ASP/WSL for the last 25 years, I've seen a multitude of injuries from tight, poor fitting suits. The cut and stitch pattern is superb to allow exceptional flexibility through the shoulders. This decreases the risk of impingement syndrome and rotator cuff damage. The zipper less entry and exit is also very flexible around the shoulder which also decreases the risk of rotator cuff or labral damage.
I have also experienced myself the low back stiffness that occurs with a poorly fit wetsuit that allows low back chill. Even though the Shield is only a 2/2, the stitch and paneling is done to maximize fit with optimal warmth to the low back area.
Spend a little bit more on this fabulous suit rather than in my office with your shoulder pain. Buying quality never goes out of style. I rarely give testimonials, but I believe in Isurus wetsuits.
I don’t do surgery in garden gloves.
You shouldn’t surf in a suboptimal wetsuit
At Isurus, our passion is to build world-class wetsuits that stand up to the harshest conditions the ocean might offer.
Living and surfing in and along the California coast, a frequent topic of conversation was just how much wetsuit innovation had stagnated and quality had deteriorated. It is about designing a wetsuit that improves surfer performance. Click for more about Isurus wetsuits.
Overall rating: 4.7777777 / 5 from 9 reviews.
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"These 5mm 5 finger gloves are the perfect cold water glove. They are comfortable, durable, ergonomic design , and above all warm without the bulk of mittens or lobster claws. With water temps in low 30’s these gloves are the perfect compliment to my 5/4 Ti Alpha full suit. Plus they are a piece of cake to get on and off. Just remember they run small so get the next size up. ."
"Like wool socks for your hands. Warmest ever"
"Super well made. Definitely small for the size. Ordered a large as this is historically what I am across the board for surf mitts. Wow these were small for a large. Size up and you’ll be good. Still going to use my small large gloves as I don’t want the hassle of returning anything and I hope they will stretch."
"Well built glove, to small for my big hands. I would need a 2XL which they don’t make."
"Warmest five finger gloves I have ever owned. Wore them every session this past winter surfing in New England. Now Isurus just needs to create a 5mm or 7mm boot to compliment their superior wetsuits and gloves."
"Best winter gloves hands down. If you are on the fence about buying these don't be. NJ winter surfer here and 5 mil are super warm."
"Last about an hour before getting cold, 40 degree air and water"
"I really like these gloves. I’ve not been cold once all winter with these and a 5/3. The only thing I noticed is when these are damp/wet I have a hard time getting them on and adjusted right. Once I get warm and moving they seem to slide into place. A slicker inside lining on the top May help them slide on better."
"I open water swim year round in the Puget Sound and Lake Washington and my hands have always been the part that suffers the most in the sub-50 winter water temps. 30 minutes+ of front crawl puts an absurd amount of pressure on the rubber around the hand vs any other part of wetsuit rubber that always ends up in soaked rubber and and a convection heatpipe through the glove, freezing the hands. I've previously gone through literally every OWS branded glove and the warmest was the Z3 heat-tech with 3.5mm yamamato 38 and single layer titanium lining, but it still soaks through and is immediately very cold when doing so. Other scuba/surfing 5mm gloves were even worse than Z3 3.5mm, and any thicker was just too uncomfortable to freestyle in. Enter the 3mm and 5mm Isurus gloves, utilizing Yamamato's new TI-Alpha double titanium lined + zirconium setup. Now these are finally warm enough to remain comfortable. The 3mm still start soaking through at around 30 minutes front crawl, but somehow, in comparison to the Z3 heat-tech, they still keep the hands decently warm. It is the strangest sensation, where I can feel the distinctive "pulse" feeling of the cold water soaking through the rubber on every stroke, but somehow the double titanium + zirconium keeps the convection at bay and my hands relatively warm in a way that all other thermal liners I've tried don't. My best guess is the Ti-Alpha is finally actually good enough to bring the whole "NASA spacesuit" infrared radiation reflection trick that's been around for years in wetsuits from a gimmick to to an actually useful level; when I take off the gloves I note that the inner liner itself still feels warm and evidently is capturing a decent chunk of body heat in spite of the rubber losing most of the insulation after soaking. Now the 5mm are a solid improvement on soaking vs the 3mm, taking around 50 minutes front crawl to begin soaking, which is more than enough for my swimming needs. With the Yamamto 40 flexibility they are still super conformable for 5mm, and meet all my needs to totally keep my hands 100% warm. My only complaint is that Isurus needs to make more of them and take my money! I had to get a size larger than ideal as they sold out quickly in their introductory season. Looking forwards to next season and getting them in the perfect size and having the perfect cold water glove."
