SCUBAPRO Everflex Steamer 5/4mm Women’s Wetsuit

SCUBAPRO Everflex Steamer 5/4 mm Women's Wetsuit: Cold-Water Protection Built Around How Women Move

The SCUBAPRO Everflex Steamer 5/4 mm is a full-length women's wetsuit designed for cold-water recreational diving.

If you dive in water between 50 and 64.5°F (10 to 18°C) and you want a suit that keeps you warm without fighting you every time you reach for your regulator or kick through a current, this one is built for exactly that situation.

Temperature Rating and What It Means Underwater

The Everflex Steamer carries a Class B certification, which is a formal European standard for cold-water dive suits. That rating corresponds to the 50 to 64.5°F range, covering the kind of temperatures you find in the North Atlantic, the Pacific coast, the English Channel, and many temperate lake and quarry sites.

At 5/4 mm thickness, the suit is thick enough to hold warmth on longer dives without becoming so stiff that you lose feel and mobility. That balance matters when you are managing your buoyancy, reading your instruments, or handling a camera.

Flexibility: The Pure Design Concept

A common frustration with thicker wetsuits is that they restrict movement, especially across the shoulders and at the knees. SCUBAPRO addresses this with what they call their Pure Design Concept, which uses preformed, dimensionally shaped panels.

Rather than cutting flat neoprene and seaming it into a shape, these panels are molded to follow the natural contours of the body. The result is a suit that moves with you rather than pulling against you when you extend your arms or bend your legs.

This is not a minor comfort detail. Restricted movement in a wetsuit is tiring over a full dive, and it can affect how precisely you control your position in the water.

The Inner Lining: Warmth and Ease of Entry

Inside the suit, a Diamond Span lining serves two purposes. The material is designed to drain water rather than hold it against your skin, which helps your body heat warm the suit more efficiently in cold conditions.

A second lining layer adds stretch, which directly addresses one of the most common complaints about cold-water suits: the effort it takes to pull them on and off. If you have ever struggled to peel a thick wetsuit off after a cold dive with tired hands, you will appreciate this.

Seams and Water Tightness

The Everflex Steamer uses a combination of seam types chosen for their specific roles.

• Double blind-stitched outer seams are watertight and durable. They do not penetrate all the way through the neoprene, so they do not create a channel for water to flush through.
• Single blind-stitched inner seams keep the interior smooth against bare skin, which matters on a long, cold dive when chafing becomes a real issue.

Together, these seam choices reduce water flushing (the cold-water influx that happens when a suit fits poorly or seams let water in) while keeping the interior comfortable.

Zippers and Entry Points

The main closure is a diagonal rear YKK zipper with a KA brass slider. YKK is a widely trusted zipper standard in dive gear, and the brass slider is chosen for corrosion resistance over time in saltwater. The diagonal cut, rather than a straight vertical zip, can make the suit easier to pull on alone.

A compression-molded zipper flap runs along the spine. This pad reduces water entry at the main zip and adds a layer of back protection, which is useful if you are doing shore dives or boat entries where contact with hard surfaces is likely.

At the wrists and ankles, double zippered seals also use KA brass sliders. These seals improve water tightness at the extremities, where cold water most commonly sneaks in during movement. A small neck zipper adds comfort when you are out of the water and want to vent heat between dives.

Abrasion Protection

The knees and shoulders carry Tatex pads. Knees take the most contact on most dives, whether you are kneeling on a sandy bottom or resting on a boat deck. Shoulders bear the wear from tank straps and BCD harnesses over repeated dives. These reinforced zones extend the life of the suit in the areas most likely to wear through first.

Fit and Sizing

This listing is for the Extra Small size. SCUBAPRO cuts this suit specifically for women's proportions, which matters for both thermal performance and mobility. A suit cut for a man's body worn by a woman will typically gap at the chest and be too long in the torso, both of which let cold water flush through and reduce the suit's effectiveness.

If you are between sizes, it is worth noting that a wetsuit should fit snugly with no large air pockets, but should not restrict your breathing or compress uncomfortably when you stand upright.

Who This Suit Is and Is Not For

The Everflex Steamer 5/4 mm is a strong choice for recreational divers who regularly dive in cold temperate water and want a suit that performs seriously without sacrificing the flexibility needed for comfortable, controlled diving.

If you dive in warmer water above 65°F, this suit will overheat you. A 3 mm or thinner suit would serve you better in those conditions.

If you are diving in water below 50°F regularly, a drysuit will give you more reliable protection than any wetsuit at that temperature range.

The Everflex Steamer comes with a one-year limited warranty from SCUBAPRO.