Set the timer to 4 minutes

Online timer for 4 minutes

Standing beside your wetsuit after a swim, you can keep turning it under fresh water while a four-minute countdown runs. Staying close lets you work the rinse into the zip, cuffs and folds instead of leaving the suit under a tap. It suits the practical rhythm of packing up at an Australian beach, where salt and sand can remain in tucked-away seams.

With the wetsuit still in your hands, several countdowns can separate different parts of the rinse without making you remember where each stage began. One interval might cover the outside, followed immediately by another for the lining or boots. Restarting the same countdown keeps each section distinct while you watch the water and move on when it runs clear.

While you check the wetsuit closely, a digital countdown gives a clear endpoint that is easier to read than estimating a position on a mechanical timer with a ring. Small dial markings can make a short rinse finish earlier or later than intended. The exact display helps when you are comparing repeated rinses after sandy, calm or rough-water swims, although visible salt or grit still matters more than the final second.