Temps?

[kixy1]

I've never been down in October... How are the water temperatures and the ride back? In the summer I'm good with no beanie in the water and just a towel around me on the boat. Winter/spring I need that beanie and I bring my boat coat.

 

[gopbroek]

Last weekend I was logging 83°F water temp and provided it was not having a torrential rain downpour after a 70 minute dive, it was pleasant on the boat. Unfortunately on several occasions it was pouring down rain and I used either light blanket or broke out my rain jacket to keep warm.

 

[Pelagicsal]

I vote beanie and boat coat. Those rain-all-day days get cold. If you've got room and weight (along with all the stuff you're bringing to the rest of the island) I'd pack them.Hurry up and get here!

 

[DandyDon]

I've been carrying a compact survival blanket in my dry bag for years. One day in May, it got used for the first time - and was well worth it all. I can remember other times I wished I'd had one, days I did not expect to need a coat. It's nice to carry one of those, in case anyone is getting chilled, hurt, etc. Can also be used for rain protection. Walmarts carry them for $2 or so. Also called emergency blanket.

 

[lindenbruce]

I was there two weeks ago. Temps at depth were 83-85f at any of the sites I dove and surfaced temps were 93-94f. Unless we surfaced during a squall (Which happened like twice). Then surface temps were around 88f. I don't think there would be a big change for October. B.

 

[mstevens]

We hit some very cold water at depth in spots last week, to a degree I haven't seen before.

On the boat one day everyone was huddled on the deck freezing from the rain. We wished we hadn't left the dive parkas at home. I'd certainly take a windbreaker or dive parka as Sallye suggests if have space to pack it. We've only used ours twice in quite a lot of dives, mostly in autumn and winter, so you can easily survive as most do without one.

 

[DandyDon]

If you don't want to pack parks, these are so compact, as well as cheap - and work for cold and rain. I'm leaving today for Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta with the kids, and altho current forecasts are clear - carrying a few of these in bag...

 

[cvchief]

If you don't want to pack parks, these are so compact, as well as cheap - and work for cold and rain. I'm leaving today for Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta with the kids, and altho current forecasts are clear - carrying a few of these in bag...

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In case of Zombie Apocalypse, I am moving in with DD!

 

[DandyDon]

In case of Zombie Apocalypse, I am moving in with DD!

My granddaughter wore one of my survival blankets at the Fiesta this morning. I wore long johns, but my soninlaw wore shorts - except he pulled his hood up on his sweat shirt.

 

[mstevens]

In case of Zombie Apocalypse, I am moving in with DD!

Besides the space blankets, he's a Mensan so might distract zombies with his braaaaaiiiiins.