You should be fine with a 2 to 3mm suit. You will probably get alittle to warm wearing something that thick in 80 degree water, a bathing suit will even be enough.
Is 5mm wetsuit too much for 80-86 degrees?
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i just returned from diving in the bahamas on a livaboard. i am a freeze bug. i bought my 0.5mm and my 3mm just in case. i ended up wearing my 0.5mm all week and was fine even at night the h2o temp on computer was 85 degrees. the only time i got cold was during the shark feeding and i think that was just nerves.
I get chilly after a while in a 3mm in 75-78 degree water, so I think a 5mm would be fine.
I just got back from diving at Morehead City, NC. The bottom temps were 70 to 75. I was comfortable in my 3 mil hyperstretch wetsuit (I took my 5/7 mil but didn't use it). I was comfortable in the same suit in Bonaire in 80-degree water.
On the other hand, a man on the boat used a 1/2 mil wetsuit and was comfortable. A couple of young women used 5 mil suits and were comfortable.
I suspect 3 mil is middle of the road for the Bermuda temps you're expecting, and it would be a general-purpose wetsuit to own. But YMMV.
On the other hand, a man on the boat used a 1/2 mil wetsuit and was comfortable. A couple of young women used 5 mil suits and were comfortable.
I suspect 3 mil is middle of the road for the Bermuda temps you're expecting, and it would be a general-purpose wetsuit to own. But YMMV.
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