Water temps this week?

[ggunn]

I normally use just a shorty with hood. This year I have been happy wearing full 5mm and hood. Been a windy winter here so you cool down once you are on the boat. Its warming up now....

I wear a 3mm shorty over a dive skin. When I get back in the boat I remove the top of my wetsuit and dive skin, even in May, otherwise evaporation in the wind caused by the boat movement will chill me pretty rapidly and I will be cold on the second dive.

 

[Zman96]

I was getting 81-82 on all of my dives ending last week. I had a brief spot my one computer went to 83. For this time of year it felt warmer than years passed. Normally after 70 minutes I would get cold, this year it took until about the 85 minute mark to get chilled, while wearing the same exposure suit each year.

 

[Snoweman]

Windy.com is reporting 85° water temps. Who's there now to report?

 

[JFS]

It feels a bit chilly with the winds but yes 84 - 85 degrees currently.

 

[Snoweman]

It feels a bit chilly with the winds but yes 84 - 85 degrees currently.

Getting the wet suit off and drying off with a towel is always the best solution for that problem. After a February night dive, I watched a young couple huddle on the bottom of the boat with their wet suits on and were shivering during the short ride back to the marina. I had taken off my rash guard, dried off and was fine all the way in. Get the water away from you when topside to stay warm....

 

[cozcharlie]

It feels a bit chilly with the winds but yes 84 - 85 degrees currently.

My computer agrees with this observation, though unfortunately temps continue to warm up fairly fast. It is getting hot early like it did last year (though at least the entire Caribbean isn’t as far above normal like the Gulf of Mexico)

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/ocean/cdas-sflux_ssta_watl_1.png

 

[mediumone]

Thanks for the link @cozcharlie. Not a pretty sight.
We can only hope for some relief as the La Nina/El Nino patterns create a more neutral environment.