As a person who has owned many windbreakers I can confidently say that this one works like a windbreaker. I live in Southern California, frequently find myself at the beach, including the notoriously windy Leo Carrillo dog beach
(🧔+🐶🐶🐶🐶) Repels water well, has a good liner, good sized hood although I did spray some Plasti Dip on inside the hood on the liner to add some tack so it stays in place better (works great). Super reflective float emblem front and back is a huge benefit given the myriad kooks that call themselves drivers in Los Angeles. I've purchased a few products from TFL and the quality and service is always there 👍🤙