Breakwater Wader
The Breakwater Wader takes everything we learned building the Coastal Wader — multiple seasons of trials, testing and feedback from our team of saltwater guides and ambassadors — and strips it down to the essentials. Same 4-layer TORAY® waterproof-breathable fabric throughout. Same fully waterproof YKK Aquaseal front zipper, with a protected welt, that makes getting in and out easy after a long day on the water. Streamlined everywhere else, so you carry what you need and nothing you don't.
A webbing daisy-chain with a D-ring on the right chest gives you a place to clip accessories and a tether. Two zippered, fully fleece-lined hand-warmer pockets keep your hands working on cold mornings, with a top-access water-resistant exterior pocket and an interior dump pocket — with a D-ring for the Southerly Waterproof Pouch — for sunglasses, keys and remotes. The waist is wading-belt compatible with a 3-point attachment, the stretch-webbing harness adjusts with low-profile buckles, and neoprene stocking feet with stretch woven gravel guards keep sand and shell out. The same short, tall and big-fit size run as the Coastal means there's a right fit for almost any angler.
The Breakwater runs on the same block as the Coastal Wader. If you own a Coastal, order the same size. Offered in regular, short (S), tall (T) and big-fit (BF) sizes so the inseam and the chest fit independently — use the size chart above and size on your inseam first.
Rinse in fresh water after every saltwater outing and hang to dry inside-out, out of direct sun. Machine wash cold on gentle with a technical-fabric wash if needed; no fabric softener, no dryer. Store loosely hung — never folded wet.
Built from the Coastal down
Everything that matters. Nothing that doesn't.
We spent three seasons refining the Coastal Wader with our guides and ambassadors. The Breakwater keeps the parts they never stopped talking about — the 4-layer TORAY® fabric, the fully waterproof front zipper, the fit — and trims the accessory system down to a daisy-chain, a D-ring and the pockets you actually use. Lighter on the shoulders, easier on the wallet, same water.
Front entry
Fully waterproof YKK Aquaseal zipper
Same welted, fully waterproof front zipper as the Coastal Wader. Step in and out standing on the deck — no wrestling the harness over your shoulders at 5 a.m. or after a long wade.
Tools on hand
Daisy-chain chest + top-access pocket
A webbing daisy-chain with a D-ring on the right chest gives you a place to clip accessories and a tether. The water-resistant, top-access exterior pocket keeps a lure box or your phone within reach without breaking your cast.
Cold mornings
Fleece-lined hand-warmers + interior dump pocket
Two zippered, fully fleece-lined hand-warmer pockets keep your fingers working through a norther. Inside, a dump pocket swallows sunglasses, keys and the trolling-motor remote, with a D-ring to clip in the Southerly Waterproof Pouch.
Coastal DNA
4-layer TORAY® fabric, built to fit
The same 4-layer TORAY® waterproof-breathable fabric as our flagship wader, top to bottom. A stretch-webbing harness with low-profile buckles, a wading-belt-compatible waist with 3-point attachment, neoprene stocking feet with stretch woven gravel guards, and short, tall and big-fit sizes so the fit is dialed — not approximate.
Breakwater vs. Coastal
Which wader is right for you?
If you run a full accessory setup off your waders — pouch, holster, tools on MOLLE — the Coastal is still the one. If you want the same fabric, zipper and fit with a cleaner front and a lower price, that's the Breakwater.
| Breakwater Wader | Coastal Wader | |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 4-layer TORAY® waterproof-breathable | 4-layer TORAY® waterproof-breathable |
| Front entry | Fully waterproof YKK Aquaseal zipper with protected welt | Fully waterproof YKK Aquaseal zipper with protected welt |
| Chest attachment | Webbing daisy-chain with D-ring | MOLLE panel + 2 accessory D-rings |
| Waist | Wading-belt compatible, 3-point attachment | Built-in belt tunnel with laser-cut MOLLE |
| Hand-warmer pockets | 2, zippered, fully fleece-lined | 2, zippered, fully fleece-lined |
| Exterior pockets | 1 top-access, water-resistant | 2 water-resistant (side + top access) |
| Interior storage | Dump pocket with D-ring for the Waterproof Pouch | Multiple pockets + dump pocket with Waterproof Pouch attachment |
| Harness | Stretch webbing, low-profile buckles | Foam-padded, D-ring + MOLLE at back |
| Stocking feet | Neoprene, stretch woven gravel guards | 4.5 mm neoprene, stretch Kevlar gravel guards |
| Sizes | S–XXL, with short, tall and big-fit options | S–XXL, with short, tall and big-fit options |
| Price | $749 | $899 |