Current Water Temperature

[DjDiverDan]

I was in cozumel a couple weeks ago, the temp was 79-81. I found that the temperature closely correlates to the NOAA yucatan basin weather bouy. (if you google it you can see that it now reads 80.6 degrees)

The NOAA Bouy is Station 42056. You can link to it here. NDBC - Station 42056 Recent Data

You can check it against this temperature, taken at Cozumel - Ocean Water Temperature today. Quintana Roo Mexico Sea Temperatures

Those sources are at least taken from calibrated thermometers. I checked my own computer against a known and accurate thermometer, and my dive computer reads 2 degrees low - when it tells me that it’s 78 degrees, it’s really 80 degrees. When you take reports from other divers based on computer readings, unless they have calibrated their computers, that reading might be off by 4 degrees either way. Of course, both the NOAA data and the seatemperature.info data are taken from a depth of 1 meter, and the temp at 60’ or 90’ is likely to be as much as 2 or 3 degrees cooler.

 

[Kicker1866]

I just returned from the island on Monday. I was getting 80-81. Dove in shorts and a long sleeve LavaCore...but pay no attention to me. I dive naked

 

[DjDiverDan]

...but pay no attention to me. I dive naked

Thanks for the trigger warning. And trust me, I will pay no attention to you . . . I try my best to avoid naked male divers. Female naked divers? That’s a whole other kettle of mermaids!

 

[Scubagolf]

My computer has given me 78 deg all week.

 

[Alan P]

On Tuesday I was getting 79 - 80 on two different computers.

 

[mediumone]

78 today on 2 different computers. Stayed above 80'.