Do you wear a wetsuit in the Cancun area?

[Davemohio]

I have dived there in Sept and December and the 3 mil full was perfect for me. I rent a 7 mil when doing the cenotes. Have fun!

 

[Kryssa]

Thanks. I'm trying to decide if I should throw my 5mm in my suitcase. I might do it if it will fit. It's actually a size too small I think so I'm not super keen on it

 

[Spratman]

A 5mm would be fine for a cenote excursion, but may be overkill depending on the water temps. My son and I usually dive with tshirt and swimming trunks the majority of the time. Only donned a 3mil for the cenote trip.

You'll love Ben and Jorge. Great guys to dive with and great guys to party with. Try La Parilla downtown. Nice place.

 

[ironworker377]

Water temps on my dives this week was 82 degrees at 50-60 ft. Did the the wreck dive and it was 79 degrees at 82ft

 

[Kryssa]

Choice of wetsuit thickness seems really mixed. I'm packing the 3mm and hoping for the best. I'm a weird size (a bigger girl, so women's wetsuits usually don't go big enough, but a man's XL suit is too long in a lot of places) so I own my own

 

[jerryb54]

1/2 mill full & 3 mill shortie ,boots & hood or beenie fingerless gloves if out of the preserve. unseen jellyfish tenicalls , sun exposure, and minor temp conciderations particularly on 2nd dive & nite dives.
Jerry b

 

[divemayancenotes]

Weather is getting cold last few days, on november you should expect 81 F (sea water temperature) and 75 (Cenotes fresh water temperature). 3 mm should be enough in ocean dives but Cavern Diving 5 mm or a 3mm shorty added to your long 3 mm wetsuit is strongly recommended.
Anyway if you dont want to spend money in a new wetsuit most of diveshops will provide you and extra 3 mm shorty to wear with your 3 mm wetsuit. Remember Cenotes water temperature is 75 but you get cold easily, however is a must in the area

Have a nice trip, you may be interested in further information in our website.

DiveMayanCenotes

 

[ozymandias_kok]

What's it like now? We're headed down there in just a few days. Seems like it will be ok, assuming the temperature doesn't change too awful much around the year?

 

[warmwaterturner]

Taking a 3mm with a 5/3 hooded gold core warmer just in case. Last year by the 3rd day I was glad to have the hood. We will be there on the 11th of January.

 

[LeeSG]

Just finishing up a week diving in Cozumel. Bottom temps pretty consistently 78-79, from 30' to 70'. I wore a 3 mil and was fine, as did my girlfriend who gets cold easily, and she was fine as well.

Folks wearing 3 mil shorties were chilly. Dive masters wore hoods, but they're locals and hate the cold. Saw no hoods among tourist divers and heard no complaints.