Water Temp

[owsistu]

I am planning a trip to dive the Similans Islands in the middle of March. I was wondering what the water temp is. Should I bring my 5mm or will I be fine with my 3MM wetsuit?

 

[surinboy]

At the moment in Surins and Richelieu Rock we have 28C. I think you'll be fine in a 3mm.

Of course everyone's different. A DM I recently worked with wore a 7mm and hood and would come out with blue lips and shaking like a leaf.

:cold:

 

[pluckydks]

I'm going next month and bringing my dry suit...just cause I love it so much

 

[limbo]

Last week my computer read 27C most of the times and I used a 5-4-3 mm during the majority of the dives.
The DM's that dive 4 times a day there are freezing in whatever you give them

 

[owsistu]

Thanks for the info. I hope it warms up a degree or two by March.

 

[stevenl]

No, temperature stays more or less the same year round.