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01Sized by the inseam, then the hip

Ocean Blues board shorts and swim skirts

Board shorts at three, five, seven and eight inches, two with a pocket, two with a mesh liner, two in a UPF 50+ fabric, one with all three, plus a mesh-lined swim skirt with a zip. Boyleg shorts on the plus run.

  • 7 styles
  • 17 colourways
  • S to 4XL size run

Ocean Blues pair

A pair of Ocean Blues board shorts is chosen by the inseam first, and the inch is in the name: the three-inch is a boyleg that stops where a bottom would, the eight-inch reaches mid-thigh and has a pocket that closes. Two pairs, the eight-inch and the three-inch high-waisted, are cut in a UPF 50+ fabric, and that number covers the skin under the short while the short is dry. The seven-inch, the three-inch and the swim skirt carry a mesh liner, which is a short under the short, so none of them needs a bottom beneath it. Every pair is high-waisted and most are quick-dry. Sizes run S to 4XL on the eight-inch and L+ to 3XL+ on the plus boyleg; the hip is the only number the chart asks for.

026 styles

Ocean Blues board shorts

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The rest of the swim shorts and skirts rail

Prices are the ones from our last update; an Ocean Blues habit updates them on a schedule, and the figure at the till is the one that counts.

04Before you order

Questions about Ocean Blues swim shorts and skirts

What people want settled before they buy a pair.

Which Ocean Blues board shorts can you swim in without a bottom underneath?

The seven-inch swim shorts, the three-inch high-waisted shorts and the swim skirt, because each carries a mesh liner, which is a short under the short. The eight-inch and five-inch pocket shorts, the mesh-trim boyshort and the plus-run boyleg have no liner and go over a bottom or a one-piece.

How long are Ocean Blues board shorts on you?

The inch in the name is the inseam: three inches stops where a bikini bottom would, five and seven reach the upper thigh, and eight reaches mid-thigh on most bodies. The buying page gives the inseam in inches, and the quickest check is a pair of shorts you already own, measured from the crotch seam down.

Are Ocean Blues board shorts sun-protective?

Two pairs are cut in a UPF 50+ fabric, the eight-inch pocket shorts and the three-inch high-waisted shorts, and the number covers the skin under the short while the fabric is dry. The rest are plain swim fabric. Whatever the shorts do not cover, the dermatologists want sunscreen on, and the sources we read on that are linked on the shorts that carry the rating.

Every Ocean Blues size, every colourway

Every size, colourway and set in the Ocean Blues catalogue sits behind this button, with the price from our last update against each one.