Warm enough for skins yet in SE?

[simbrooks]

Just wondering if the water had warmed up enough in the SE to just wear a skin rather than 3mm. We are just doing simple dives out of Boynton tomorrow afternoon, i am thinking the temp must be up around 80F+ which is usually my limit for diving in a skin. I havent been out that way in quite a while now. Will check the other threads, but thought i would just directly as well.

 

[augie]

The last two Sundays in WPB I've noted bottom temps around 81-82.

I'm usually not cold natured but I was very comfortable in my 3mm.

Will likely switch to the .5mm when it warms up another couple of degrees or so.

 

[Tom Winters]

Unless you get cold easily or you're doing insane long deco dives, a skin will be ok.

 

[DEEPSEAWOLF]

Let's see, in Venice last Saturday, I was wearing a lycra diveskin under black BDU's and a black t-shirt. After getting soaked up to the shins in shallow water watching after the kid, I just decided to dive in what I was wearing. Many will attest to the "StealthDiver" entering the water in full military attire, except for the boots. I even had my leather belt on! Sometimes, ya just gotta do what the Rice Krispies tell ya!
What's that... ? Swap Simon's nitrox tank for a methane tank?
Filthy hobbit! They tricks us! :evil3:

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

83-85ºF in the northern Gulf The skins have been out of the closet for over a month now

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Been diving skins off the beach for a month now.

 

[simbrooks]

I was fine in my 1mm yesterday, nice to be wet again!! Christina was a little chilled by the end of the second. We got about 81F on the bottom with a thermocline at 15ft that was a couple of degrees warmer.