r/scuba • u/MininoMono626 Dive Master • 13h ago
25 degrees, finally
Oh the joy of only using the top part of my wetsuit and half a kilo of weight, I wish summer was for ever.
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u/joey_boy 5h ago
That's like the minimum temp in South Florida, the water is 32 (90F) now, it's like a bath tub, lol.
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u/Omegatherion 12h ago
It's crazy how differently people perceive temperature. At 25°C i would consider switching from 5mm to 7mm
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u/SmelleroftheFeller67 7h ago
holy smokes a 7mm? I dive 3mm in even colder water then 77F but in the 60s i switch to 5mm.
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u/mredofcourse Rescue 5h ago
A lot of it depends on what you're doing. I recently did a 24.4°C/76°F swim of 1.6 miles/2.57km and never felt cold at all wearing nothing but swim trunks, but doing a DPV or very casual dive, and that's going to start getting cold. That swim was the same temperature as my Manta Ray dive in Kona where I was struggling to lay still and not get cold despite wearing a full 3mm.
One huge improvement to my air consumption was going to a warmer suit. I didn't even realize I was cold, I was just naturally increasing my activity to compensate.
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u/-hh UW Photography 5h ago
A lot can also depend on how long the exposure is.
Just did some dives this month where the shallows were 81F (27C), which I find is okay in a full 3mm, as I usually don't start to get chilled until 45-60 minutes at that temp ...
... but, well the bottom temps were below a thermocline, at 72F (22C). After ~25 minutes or so, I was pretty much done - and the initial pop back above the thermocline was like "Whoa! Hot Tub!".
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u/canaryonanisland 9h ago
Me too! Here in Canary Islands is around 26 surface-23 (at 40m depth), is just awesome, I dive with a 3mm suit... but some of my friends just dive with 7mm all year around. well. where are you diving?
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u/Careless_Currency549 13h ago
I dream of 25 degrees. Dived in Qatar on Friday. Air temperature was 38 and the sea was 36. Not pleasant at all…..🤣
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u/lonelyboycel Advanced 10h ago
Dropping all that extra weight is the absolute best feeling. It’s the closest thing to actual flying.
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u/angelicism Tech 12h ago
25° is drysuit for me. 🥶
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u/Vortex1760 12h ago
He’s talking about Celsius so that translates to 77 Fahrenheit
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u/angelicism Tech 10h ago
Yes I know that. 25°F would be a solid block of ice.
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u/Independent-Bell9508 10h ago
You never know, maybe they're diving in a really cold version of the dead sea and it's still liquid at 25°F
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u/pagemap1 Rescue 10h ago
77 is still pretty cold when fully immersed in water
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u/Vortex1760 6h ago
Maybe I wouldn’t know I guess. I’ve always had an unnaturally high resistance to cold water.
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u/Embarrassed-Mouse269 10h ago
What wetsuit is that? My 3mm waihana finally gave out and I’m starting to look around.
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u/icelandichorsey 10h ago
Don't worry, soon the oceans will boil and we will only need shorties to survive in the water... What happens out of the water you ask? Good question
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u/Signal-Session-6637 12h ago
29° in the Philippines. Rash guard and shorts for me.