Leggings, the latest trend for fashion-conscious surfers, are more practical than a bikini Ellie-Jean Coffey, 19, and her sister Holly-Sue, 15, love their surf leggings. Ellie-Jean Coffey, 19, and sister Holly-Sue, 15, hit the water wearing their surf leggings. Picture: Luke Marsden. Ellie-Jean Coffey, 19, and sister Holly-Sue, 15, wearing their surf leggings. THE bikini is facing a wipe-out from surfing's latest fashion trend. Surf tights are getting the bums up from the new generation of surfing's beach babes. Sun-smart and foolproof against wardrobe malfunctions, tights or leggings are appearing on clothing racks and down at the beaches this summer and are quickly emerging as the latest fad in the multimillion-dollar surf fashion industry. Most of the top surfing labels have already released lines of leggings or tights, while other non-surfing brands such as Speedo and Body Science are also dipping a toe in the water. Billabong-sponsored Gold Coast sisters Ellie-Jean and Holly-Sue Coffey have been quick to embrace leggings in the water. Ellie-Jean, 19, said the leggings were definitely catching on. "They're certainly a new fashion trend in surfing," she said. There's a lot of benefits to wearing them. I would often get sunburnt behind my knees if you're out surfing all day, so that no longer happens. And they're great for any girl who's self-conscious about coming up from a wipe-out and finding your bikini bottom has gone. Her 15-year-old sister said they were also a fashion item out of the water. "They look great," she said. You can wear them in the water or just wear them as pants.