AKONA 6.5mm Standard Boots

Akona | SKU: AKBT361-12

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Wetsuits

Akona men's wetsuits

Height and weight

Men	Height ft/in · cm	Weight lb · kg
SM	5′7″–5′9″ 170–175	125–145 57–66
MD	5′8″–5′11″ 173–180	145–160 66–74
ML	5′9″–5′11″ 175–180	155–170 70–77
LG	5′10″–6′0″ 178–183	165–190 75–86
XL	5′11″–6′1″ 180–185	185–205 84–93
2XL	6′0″–6′3″ 183–191	205–220 93–100
3XL	6′2″–6′6″ 188–198	220–250 100–113
4XL	6′2″–6′6″ 188–198	245–275 111–125
5XL	6′2″–6′6″ 188–198	270–300 123–136

Chest, waist and hips

Men	Chest in · cm	Waist in · cm	Hips in · cm
SM	34–36 86–91	29–31 74–79	34–36 86–91
MD	37–39 94–99	30–32 76–81	35–37 89–94
ML	39–41 99–104	31–33 79–84	37–39 94–99
LG	41–43 104–109	33–35 84–89	38–40 97–102
XL	42–44 107–112	35–37 89–94	40–42 102–107
2XL	45–47 114–119	37–39 94–99	42–44 107–112
3XL	49–51 125–130	43–46 109–117	50–52 127–132
4XL	51–54 130–137	47–50 119–127	52–54 132–137
5XL	54–58 137–147	50–53 127–135	55–57 140–145

Akona women's wetsuits

Height and weight

Women	Height ft/in · cm	Weight lb · kg
5/6	5′0″–5′5″ 153–159	100–110 47–53
7/8	5′2″–5′7″ 156–162	110–130 50–56
9/10	5′3″–5′8″ 159–165	120–140 53–59
11/12	5′4″–5′9″ 165–171	125–145 59–65
13/14	5′8″–5′10″ 168–174	145–165 62–68
15/16	5′8″–6′0″ 171–177	165–190 65–71

Chest, waist and hips

Women	Chest in · cm	Waist in · cm	Hips in · cm
5/6	31–33 78–83	22–24 58–63	33–35 84–89
7/8	34–36 83–89	25–27 63–68	36–38 91–96
9/10	35–38 89–94	27–28 68–73	38–39 96–99
11/12	37–39 94–99	28–30 73–81	39–40 99–102
13/14	39–41 99–104	31–33 81–86	42–44 107–112
15/16	41–43 104–109	32–36 86–91	45–48 114–122

Akona AQ-TEC men's

Size	Chest in · cm	Waist in · cm	Height ft/in · cm	Weight lb · kg
2XS	33–35 83–89	27–29 68–73	5′3″–5′5″ 158–164	128–141 58–64
XS	35–37 89–94	29–31 73–78	5′4″–5′6″ 162–168	137–150 62–68
SM	37–39 94–99	31–33 78–83	5′5″–5′7″ 166–172	146–159 66–72
MD	38–40 96–101	32–34 81–86	5′7″–5′9″ 170–176	154–168 70–76
LG	41–43 104–109	35–37 89–94	5′9″–6′1″ 178–184	172–185 78–84
XL	43–45 109–114	37–39 94–99	6′1″–6′3″ 182–188	181–194 82–88
2XL	45–47 114–119	39–41 99–104	6′2″–6′4″ 186–192	190–203 86–92

How Akona measures

Chest/bust: For chest, measure just under arms and across shoulder blades, holding tape firm and level. For bust, measure at the fullest point of the bust or chest.
Waist: Measure around your natural waistline. If between sizes, order next size up.
Hips: Measure around fullest point of seat while standing.

Akona AQ-TEC women's

Size	Chest in · cm	Waist in · cm	Height ft/in · cm	Weight lb · kg
2XS	31–33 78–83	23–25 58–63	5′1″–5′3″ 153–159	104–117 47–53
XS	33–35 83–89	25–27 63–68	5′2″–5′4″ 156–162	110–123 50–56
SM	35–37 89–94	27–29 68–73	5′3″–5′5″ 159–165	117–130 53–59
MD	37–39 94–99	29–32 73–81	5′5″–5′7″ 165–171	130–143 59–65
LG	39–41 99–104	32–34 81–86	5′6″–5′8″ 168–174	137–150 62–68
XL	41–43 104–109	34–36 86–91	5′7″–5′9″ 171–177	143–157 65–71

Akona AQ-TEC men's/unisex

Height and weight

Size	Height ft/in · cm	Weight lb · kg
2XS	5′2″–5′4″ 157–163	120–135 54–61
XS	5′4″–5′6″ 163–168	135–150 61–68
SM	5′6″–5′8″ 168–173	150–175 68–79
MD	5′8″–5′10″ 173–178	175–190 79–86
LG	5′10″–6′0″ 178–183	190–205 86–93
XL	6′0″–6′2″ 183–188	205–220 93–100
2XL	6′2″–6′4″ 188–193	220–235 100–107
3XL	6′4″–6′6″ 193–198	235–250 107–113

Chest and waist

Size	Chest in · cm	Waist in · cm
2XS	35–37 89–94	30–32 76–81
XS	37–39 94–99	32–34 81–86
SM	39–41 99–104	34–36 86–91
MD	41–43 104–109	36–38 91–96
LG	43–45 109–114	38–40 96–101
XL	45–47 114–119	40–42 101–106
2XL	47–49 119–124	42–44 106–111
3XL	49–51 124–129	44–46 111–116

Rash guards

Akona men’s rash guards use the AQ-TEC men’s chart under Wetsuits above.

AQ-TEC men’s chart

Akona women's sun shirts (rash guards)

Size	Chest/bust in · cm	Waist in · cm	Height ft/in · cm	Weight lb · kg
XS	31–33 79–84	26–29 66–74	5′4″–5′6″ 163–166	110–125 50–57
SM	32–34 81–86	28–30 71–76	5′5″–5′7″ 165–170	120–135 54–61
MD	33–36 84–91	29–31 74–79	5′6″–5′8″ 166–173	130–150 59–68
LG	35–37 89–94	30–32 76–81	5′7″–5′9″ 170–175	140–160 64–73
XL	37–39 94–99	31–33 79–84	5′8″–5′10″ 173–178	150–170 68–77
2XL	38–40 97–102	32–35 81–89	5′9″–5′11″ 175–180	165–185 75–84

How Akona measures

Chest/bust: For chest, measure just under arms and across shoulder blades, holding tape firm and level. For bust, measure at the fullest point of the bust or chest.
Waist: Measure around your natural waistline. If between sizes, order next size up.

Kids’ wetsuits

Akona kids' wetsuits

Height and weight

Kids	Height ft/in · cm	Weight lb · kg
2	3′2″–3′8″ 100–110	30–37 14–17
4	3′9″–4′1″ 120–126	38–55 18–25
6	4′1″–4′4″ 126–133	50–65 23–29
8	4′4″–4′7″ 133–140	60–75 27–34
10	4′7″–4′10″ 140–147	75–90 34–41
12	4′10″–5′1″ 147–155	90–105 41–48
14	5′1″–5′4″ 155–163	105–120 48–54
16	5′4″–5′7″ 163–170	120–135 54–61

Chest and waist

Kids	Chest in · cm	Waist in · cm
2	20–22 51–57	19–21 48–53
4	23–25 58–64	20–22 51–56
6	24.5–26.5 62–67	21.5–23.5 55–60
8	26–28 66–71	23–25 58–64
10	28–30 71–76	23–25 58–64
12	29–31 74–79	25–27 64–69
14	31–33 79–84	27–29 69–74
16	33–35 84–89	28–30 71–76

Hoods

Akona dive hoods

Size	Forehead in · cm	Neck in · cm
XS	19–20 48–51	11–12 29–32
SM	20–21 51–54	12–14 32–35
MD	21–22 54–57	14–15 35–38
LG	22–24 57–60	15–16 38–40
XL	24–25 60–63	16–17 41–43
2XL	25–26 63–66	17–18 43–46
3XL	26–27 66–68	18–19 46–48

Akona AQ-TEC hood

Size	Head circumference in · cm
XS	21 53–55
SM	22 56–58
MD	23 59–60
LG	24 61–62
XL	25 63–64

Boots and socks

Akona Nomad dive boots

Women’s sizes

Nomad	US & CDN women's	UK women's	Europe women's
4	5.5	3.5	37
5	6.5	4.5	38
6	7.5	5.5	39.5
7	8.5	6.5	40.5
8	9.5	7.5	41.5
9	10.5	8.5	42.5
10	11.5	9.5	44
11	12.5	10.5	45

Men’s sizes

Nomad	UK men's	Europe men's
4	3.5	36.5
5	4.5	37.5
6	5.5	38.5
7	6.5	40
8	7.5	41.5
9	8.5	42.5
10	9.5	44
11	10.5	45.5
12	11.5	46
13	12.5	47
14	13.5	48.5
15	14.5	49

Akona Seco dive boots

Women’s sizes

Seco	US & CDN women's	UK women's	Europe women's
5	6.5	4.5	38
6	7.5	5.5	39.5
7	8.5	6.5	40.5
8	9.5	7.5	41.5
9	10.5	8.5	42.5
10	11.5	9.5	44
11	12.5	10.5	45

Men’s sizes

Seco	UK men's	Europe men's
5	4.5	37.5
6	5.5	38.5
7	6.5	40
8	7.5	41.5
9	8.5	42.5
10	9.5	44
11	10.5	45.5
12	11.5	46
13	12.5	47

Akona Fit dive boots

Women’s sizes

Fit	US & CDN women's	UK women's	Europe women's
5	6.5	4.5	38
6	7.5	5.5	39.5
7	8.5	6.5	40.5
8	9.5	7.5	41.5
9	10.5	8.5	42.5
10	11.5	9.5	44
11	12.5	10.5	45

Men’s sizes

Fit	UK men's	Europe men's
5	4.5	37.5
6	5.5	38.5
7	6.5	40
8	7.5	41.5
9	8.5	42.5
10	9.5	44
11	10.5	45.5
12	11.5	46
13	12.5	47

Akona dive socks

Size	USA	Euro	UK	Japan
XS	5–6	36–38	4–5	23–24
SM	7–8	39–41	6–7	25–26
MD	9–10	42–44	8–9	27–28
LG	11–12	45–47	10–11	29–30
XL	13–14	48–50	12–13	31–32

Gloves

Akona unisex dive gloves

Size	Palm circumference A in · cm	Hand length B in · cm
XS	7–7.5 17.8–19.1	6–6.5 15.2–16.5
SM	7.5–8 19.1–20.3	6.5–7 16.5–17.8
MD	8–8.5 20.3–21.6	7–7.5 17.8–19.1
LG	8.5–9 21.6–22.9	7.5–8 19.1–20.3
XL	9–9.5 22.9–24.1	8–8.5 20.3–21.6
2XL	9.5–10 24.1–25.4	8.5–9 21.6–22.9

Source: Akona’s size chart (original chart 1, original chart 2, original chart 3, original chart 4, original chart 5, original chart 6, original chart 7, original chart 8, original chart 9, original chart 10, original chart 11, original chart 12) and Akona’s current size chart. Where the chart prints only one unit, we converted the other: centimeters from inches (to the nearest 0.1 cm).

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Open Box AKONA 6.5mm Standard Boots

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Product Information

The Akona Standard 6mm Tall Boots are vulcanized-sole neoprene dive boots built with glued and blind stitched seams for a water-tight seal, a contoured and snug fit, and a YKK #5 self-locking, saltwater-resistant zipper. They are available in sizes 5 to 13 and carry the manufacturer part number AKBT361 followed by the size.

Who it is for

These boots suit divers who want a snug, contoured neoprene boot with a vulcanized sole and a secure, corrosion-resistant zipper closure. The full-length zipper pocket is designed to minimize water entry, and the extended heel pull-tab makes the boot easier to don.

Key details

6mm neoprene thickness with an earth-friendly neoprene formulation
Vulcanized rubber sole
Glued and blind stitched seams using water-based glue, for a superior water seal
YKK #5 self-locking, saltwater-resistant zipper hardware, full length
Full-length zipper pocket to minimize water entry
Extended heel pull-tab for easier donning

Compatibility and sizing

Available in sizes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, with each size carrying its own part number (AKBT361-05 through AKBT361-13).

DiveCatalog.com is an authorized Akona dealer and a dive shop in Irvine, California since 2003. Call 888-701-4017 or chat with us if you have questions about sizing or fit before you order.

⚠️ WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. For more information, visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

What thickness of dive boots, gloves, or hood should I choose?

As a general rule, thicker neoprene insulates more, so colder water pushes you toward thicker accessories, but fit, dive length, and personal cold tolerance matter as much as the millimeter number. Divers commonly lose a great deal of heat through the head, so a hood is often the highest-value warmth upgrade for the money. Remember that every added piece of neoprene also adds buoyancy you will need to account for.

How should dive boots fit?

Boots should fit like a snug athletic shoe, with no heel lift and no crushed toes; a little water inside is normal, a sloshing pocket is not. Try them on with the socks you would actually dive, and remember your fin foot pocket has to accommodate the boot. Hard-sole boots protect on rocky shore entries, while soft-sole boots are lighter and pack smaller for boat and travel diving.

How should dive gloves fit?

Gloves should be snug across the palm with fingertips reaching the ends without bunching, since trapped air and loose fingertips destroy dexterity. Thicker gloves are warmer but make buckles, clips, and inflator buttons harder to operate, so choose the thinnest glove that keeps you comfortable in your conditions. Try working a clip or buckle while wearing them before you commit.

How should a dive hood fit?

A hood should seal around the face and neck without restricting your throat or jaw, and lie flat on your head without pulling the mask strap out of position. A loose hood flushes cold water continuously, while an overly tight one is distracting and uncomfortable. Many hoods have a vent to release air trapped during descent, so check yours and burp out any trapped air before you go down.

Why does new neoprene feel so tight?

New neoprene compresses and relaxes with use, so a boot, glove, or hood that feels firm out of the packaging usually settles slightly after a few dives. It should still be snug afterward rather than loose, because neoprene that stretches into a loose fit was probably oversized to begin with. Buy for a snug fit when new, but never for a fit that restricts circulation or breathing.

Do I need to change my weighting when I add a hood, gloves, and boots?

Yes, because every piece of neoprene you add is buoyancy, and a hood, boots, and thick gloves together can shift your weighting noticeably. Do a proper buoyancy check any time you change your exposure protection rather than assuming your usual weight still works. The weight-check procedure is covered in your training, and a dive professional can help you re-do it.

How do I care for dive boots, gloves, and hoods?

Rinse them inside and out in fresh water after every dive day, since they hold sweat and salt more than any other gear, and dry them fully inside-out before packing. Dry them out of direct sunlight and never on a heater, because heat hardens neoprene and weakens glued seams. Store them dry and unfolded, as damp neoprene sealed in a bag is how gear picks up a permanent smell.

Are these boots 6mm or 6.5mm thick?

Akona lists this boot as a Standard 6mm Tall Boot on its own product page, using the same part number (AKBT361) and full size run, 5 to 13, as this listing. Akona's own product page lists this boot as a Standard 6mm Tall Boot, while this listing's title says 6.5mm; the SKU and size run match.

What sizes are available for the Akona Standard 6mm Tall Boots?

These boots are available in sizes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, each with its own part number from AKBT361-05 through AKBT361-13. Choose based on your foot size and the fin foot pocket you plan to use them with.

What kind of zipper does this boot use?

It uses a YKK #5 zipper that is self-locking and saltwater resistant, running the full length of the boot. It also has a full-length zipper pocket that minimizes water entry.

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Brand	Akona
Product Name	Standard 6mm Tall Boots
Thickness	6mm (as listed by Akona; this listing's title states 6.5mm)
Sole	Vulcanized rubber
Seams	Glued and blind stitched
Adhesive	Water-based glue
Zipper	YKK #5, self-locking, saltwater resistant, full length
Neoprene	Earth-friendly formulation
Available Sizes	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Part Number (size 5)	AKBT361-05
Part Number (size 13)	AKBT361-13

AKONA 6.5mm Standard Boots

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Product Information

Who it is for

Key details

Compatibility and sizing

Frequently Asked Questions

What thickness of dive boots, gloves, or hood should I choose?

How should dive boots fit?

How should dive gloves fit?

How should a dive hood fit?

Why does new neoprene feel so tight?

Do I need to change my weighting when I add a hood, gloves, and boots?

How do I care for dive boots, gloves, and hoods?

Are these boots 6mm or 6.5mm thick?

What sizes are available for the Akona Standard 6mm Tall Boots?

What kind of zipper does this boot use?