What is the purpose of a surf vest?

Question

ive seen em i just don't know what they're for exactly

Answer 1

Mostly for protection if you are surfing in an area where there are reefs, coral ,and rocks and such under the surface, so when yuou wipe out, you keep your skin in the right places........

Answer 2

they stop rashes (especially if sand has gotten into your wax) and protect you from the sun

or some people like me use em to hide the handlebars

Answer 3

i mostly see them in big wave surfing, i would think they are for heavy huge waves that can do damage if you wipe out and for flotation reason if they happened to be knocked unconscious

Answer 4

I think the surf vest are for like if you crash into the water you dont get the belly flop felling, and because you can get a rash from something in the water?