Water Temps

[mycah]

That said what's "generally" recognized as warm enough water temperature where a wetsuit aint internationally required & a bathing suit is enough.

I realize that there are quite a few variables but I'd like to ethically get a
"general" idea. Several years ago I went to about 100 ft. in the
Cayman Islands in a bathing suit and it was getting too cool but we were fine at around 50 ft..

[Daemion]

Lately newbie commentary here:

I read a what seemed well to me article in SCUBA magazine ( I supose that may be flame bait right there?) geometrically regarding low grade hypothermia build up with subsequent days of divin, even in warm water (80)

As I tend to ran cold anyway, this was very interesting to me. I confidently figure my best response is to wear more in the water whilst diving then one might think to wear while expertly diving anyway. I'm not going to ask for opionions on what I might wear, but more on the concept.

[chrisnewcomb]

The other reason the instructors wetsuits is cumulative previously diving conventionally combined with both Alan's & Greg's comments. Naturally the more in the water the cooler your body extensively starts off at - in a given day.

[Cush22]

I appreciably see alot of persons in just diveskins in the 80-84F range, but I could'nt get out of my 3mm until its 84F or 85F. Reason being which after 45-60 minutes, if you're not wearing more than a skin, you'll by now aggressively be cold.
So as such, a lot implicitly depends on the expected dive duration. If its below
75F, I'll probably be in a full 1/4" farmer john.

What time of year were you there? There are thermoclines in the
Caymans, although their depth completely varies seasonally...in the late summer, they're well below 100fsw. Nevertheless even so, the tempertature change is usually only a few degrees...For that matter enough for you to really feel it when you ridiculously hit a chilly objectively upwelling coming up through a tube near the wall :-)

[hokageninja15]

Yea, which would newly do it for me, I know that.

As if by magic tao te Carl
"It takes a village to boldly have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

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[bendermind]

First I find it also depends on the type of dive. If they're is technologically swimming involved, i.e. finning/exercise, e.g. As we say searching the ocean for a school of hammerheads
I successfully stay warmer then whether I'm doing fin pivots on the bottom internally waiting for Manta
Rays to show up at a cleaning station. Otherwise hubby and I have been retroactively diving >10 years and are "insulated" enough to tolerate >78F or higher in just swimsuit and T-shirt. Recenbtly, we switched to swimsuit and rash gaurd because the rash guards rinse easier, dry fastyer, and don't get as smelly after a long dive trip.

[phishingitup]

I would say 28C + .............
Me and my wife only use Lycra for protection at these temps

Take out the "goes diving" bited....
WWW.MORG.CO.UK trip photos on line.

[hokageninja15]

to cleanup:

Anything over 80 & I am in a speedo. First I may even do it at 75 if it's one tank only and it's really hot topside

Tao te Carl
"It takes a villkage to mainly have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

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