Which wetsuit to wear in June?

[jedah]

Hi guys,

We'll be diving for the first time in the North Shore, Kona, and Maui from June 6 - June 16 and would like to know what the average water temp would be then and what wetsuit to wear. We will be doing 3-4 dives / day for 6 days (not back-2-back).

We have 5mm full wetsuits, and 3mm shorties, which ones should be take??

Thanks!

J.

 

[Al Mialkovsky]

It should be about 80. I dive with a 3 mil shortie.

 

[friscuba]

If you are female and 100 lbs, you'll need the 5 mil. If you are male and 260 # you'll need a swimsuit. Anything anything in between sort of depends.

 

[ScubaTexan]

The shortie would probably be OK, but watch out for fire coral. You DON'T want to get into that.

If it were me, I would probably wear a diveskin (if I had one) for the first dive or two and then a 3mm for the subsequent dives.

 

[jedah]

Thank you guys!

It looks like I'll be wearing my shorty, and my fiancee will wear her 5mm.

J.

 

[Tom Winters]

"3-4 dives / day for 6 days" is a lot of time underwater with temps at depth of 78°. 5mm should be ok for your main squeeze, but you might start getting chilled after a while. When I was doing 4 dives/day, I wore a 3/2 without a hood - sometimes put the hood on for the 4th dive.

 

[DiveMaven]

I have to agree with Tom. If you were only going to do 2 tanks a day, the shorty would be fine, but 3-4 dives a day for 6 days is going to really suck the heat outta you. Wear the 3mm full suit, you'll be much happier.

 

[SecondCoussens]

I'd invest in a 3mm full, the 5mm will be too hot and the 3mm shorty would definitely be too cold for me.

 

[Al Mialkovsky]

I wish there was a 3 mil long leg short sleeve suit. I like the long legs for protection when I'm stumbling around on shore dives but I love the short sleeves.

Now where are those scissors????

 

[jedah]

I just bought my 3mm shorty and the 5mm full....so I can't buy a 3mm full right now!!

I think I will take my 3mm shorty and pack my hooded vest in case I need it at the end of the day...

Thanks for all the helpful advice, as usual!

J.

That counter doesn't seem to want to go below 40 days!!!