Blue Lagoon -- season opens next Sunday

[WetCell]

Does anybody have a readout on the current water temp?

We dove BL on the last day of the season (December 14th) and literally froze our a**es off. My son wore his full suit (3-5mm) and a shorty over it with hood and could not put his hands into the water. I was able to dive a bit since I am a walrus with a blubber protection layer. Anyway, we discovered our water temp limits. My Datamask read 56 degrees--we need at least 10 above that to drive up again.

 

[Mack Diver]

A good dry suit would solve that problem.

 

[WetCell]

A good dry suit would solve that problem.

Diving a dry suit (and you wouldn't need a good one) in BL is like taking a tour bus into the Lincoln Tunnel.

 

[1TexasDiver]

Think I'll just wait until the water warms a bit more

 

[WetCell]

Air Phil's posted the temp of Lagoon #1 today--a nippy 60 degrees. Too cold for my kit, but I only need six more degrees to go in. The high today in Huntsville was 77, so it's getting there. Won't be long now.

See: Scuba Accessories and Air at the Blue Lagoon Huntsville, TX

 

[rustyshakelford]

im going up on the 15th. i will be diving my drysuit and plan on staying nice and toasty!

brett

 

[WetCell]

im going up on the 15th. i will be diving my drysuit and plan on staying nice and toasty!

brett

...by the 15th you won't need a drysuit.

 

[1TexasDiver]

im going up on the 15th. i will be diving my drysuit and plan on staying nice and toasty!

brett

Gotta work that week-end may try3/21-22. last year this time we needed 3mil w/a shorty

 

[rustyshakelford]

...by the 15th you won't need a drysuit.

this little cool snap isnt going to be warming it up to much

brett

 

[WetCell]

this little cool snap isnt going to be warming it up to much

brett

Point. But the clay bottom at BL stores heat, the (somewhat) clear water let's it in. A couple of bright sunny days will heat it up while a short snap shouldn't take too much out of it. Anyway, Airphil's is posting temp readings and most of us are itching for a quickie dive day anyway.