A small workshop.
Built by surfers.
Built by surfers.
It started with
one torn 4/3.
one torn 4/3.
Meet Sarah
Sarah is the founder of Boardsox and the person behind every repair at The Wetsuit Repair Shack.
Like most surfers, she's had wetsuits damaged over the years. After being told one of her favourite suits wasn't worth repairing, she decided to learn how to fix it herself rather than replace it.
What started as a way to save her own wetsuit turned into a genuine interest in wetsuit construction, repair techniques, and extending the life of quality gear.
Today, every wetsuit is repaired by hand using quality materials and proven techniques. Whether it's a small fin cut, a split seam, or a zip replacement, every repair is approached with the same care and attention to detail.
No outsourcing.
No production line.
No shortcuts.
Just honest, quality repairs by someone who understands how important a good wetsuit is.
Four things, that's it.
Repair beats replace
Every suit we save is one less suit in landfill — and one less Vietnam-shipped replacement. Fix beats new, almost always.
Done by hand
No machine seams, no production-line shortcuts. A real person on a real bench, doing it the way it lasts.
Trust over upsell
We send the quote first. If a suit isn't worth saving, we tell you. We'd rather lose the job than sell you something you don't need.
Small & local
Owned and run in Ocean Grove VIC. We surf the same breaks you do.
The shack at a glance.
Neoprene takes 100 years to break down.
Every suit we save is one less in the bin. Since 2014 we've kept over a tonne of petroleum-based foam out of landfill — most of it heading back into the water.