Dody
Contributor
I have always dived in warm waters. The coldest has been 20 degrees C and if it was ok underwater except going through thermoclines, the boat ride back and the surface time between two dives were awful. I really hate the cold. I just traveled to Senegal for professional reasons and decided that I want to dive here. Even though it is West Africa, the water temperature is 18 C. With my luck, it will probably be 16. Any advice to be well prepared to this relatively cold climate (I know that some are probably already laughing)? My wetsuit is 5.5 mm. I have a hood but I have never used it and would prefer to avoid wearing it if possible. I will probably purchase some extra layer to put under my wetsuit. And I will have dry (but not warm) clothing in my dry bag. That will be a good training for diving in the Côte d’Azur in France.