JanR
Contributor
Hi all (or with this group Y'all--I pay Texas property taxes after all),
My wife and I just got certified on a trip to Tahiti and we are fully hooked on diving.
We are planning a trip to Hawaii to get another fix but are looking at other opportunites to dive and keep our skills up. We live in Virginia and diving here in the winter just sounds COLD.
HOWEVER, my parents snow-bird in Mercedes (about an hour from S. Padre) and we regularly visit over Christmas. Our thoughts are we can take a day during the Christmas break and let Grandma and Grandpa watch our kids (10, 3, 2) while we go dive.
But, not knowing the water conditions in December, is S. Padre a viable option during this time frame?? We've gone swiming off the beach during this time and the water wasn't that bad. But surface water temperature and temperatures at 60 feet or deeper are very likely to be colder.
Can someone help us out?
1. Water temperature and recommended wet suits for this time of year?
2. Are surface conditions fine for diving (waves, surge, current?) in December?
3. Visbility concerns?
4. Good sites to dive and operators to inquire?
Thanks for the help. Just trying to find workable diving solutions other than diving freezing quarries in-between trips to warmer waters.
Thanks again,
Jan
My wife and I just got certified on a trip to Tahiti and we are fully hooked on diving.
We are planning a trip to Hawaii to get another fix but are looking at other opportunites to dive and keep our skills up. We live in Virginia and diving here in the winter just sounds COLD.
HOWEVER, my parents snow-bird in Mercedes (about an hour from S. Padre) and we regularly visit over Christmas. Our thoughts are we can take a day during the Christmas break and let Grandma and Grandpa watch our kids (10, 3, 2) while we go dive.
But, not knowing the water conditions in December, is S. Padre a viable option during this time frame?? We've gone swiming off the beach during this time and the water wasn't that bad. But surface water temperature and temperatures at 60 feet or deeper are very likely to be colder.
Can someone help us out?
1. Water temperature and recommended wet suits for this time of year?
2. Are surface conditions fine for diving (waves, surge, current?) in December?
3. Visbility concerns?
4. Good sites to dive and operators to inquire?
Thanks for the help. Just trying to find workable diving solutions other than diving freezing quarries in-between trips to warmer waters.
Thanks again,
Jan
