Polycarbonate frames absorb impact and are ten times stronger than plastic or glass shades. Good surf glasses should withstand strong impacts, including getting hit by a board, without cracking or shattering. Surf sunglasses with category 3 or 4 UV protection helps reduce the impact. These are the main things to look for when choosing surf shades: UV protectionĪs surfers, the constant UV radiation combined with water glare can damage our eyes and provoke early cataracts and retinal problems such as macular degeneration. That didn’t work well for me and I went back to surfing and SUPing with no eye protection. The surf glasses I’ve owned were not the cheapest ($30 – $70), yet they were so uncomfortable I ended up leaving them at home (those I didn’t lose).Īlso tried using cheap glasses I tweaked – attached leashes to them, sprayed all sorts of coating on the lenses etc. The straps weren’t strong enough to keep the glasses on me during crashes.The frame quickly busted or rusted at the pins.
Low-quality film coating resulted in salt spots which ended up hindering my vision.You really have to keep the lenses spotless to avoid it. The lenses eventually started to fog or get droplets all over them.They filled up with water every time I fell or got hit by a wave.They quickly got scratched from dry salt and sand, and I had to replace them as often as twice per season.As mentioned, I tried a lot of different surf shades, all of which ended up lost or forever forgotten.
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