How cold is water in Keys right now?

[Texasdivechick]

I almost offered the busboy at Blue Heaven $40 for his dirty wooly cap but decided it was too much money. I wouldn't normally spent that much money on a cap. It went like this: After looking in just about every shop in Key West I finally found one trendy clothing store that had two "high fashion" beanies for sell. Without looking at the price I handed over my credit card and purchased the one that looked warmest. I picked up the other cap off the counter and exclaimed, "Holy s***, this is $55?!?! The saleswoman handed me the receipt, pointed to the "No refunds" sign, and said, "Yes, but the one you just bought was $75." :blush:

End of threadjack. To the OP, if you're transplanting from CA to FL you probably already own a drysuit or 7ml. That will be fine for diving right now. Everyone on board our boat was very envious of our DM who was wearing a drysuit.

 

[billamp]

ndbc.noaa.gov/obs.shtml

Has water temp, wave height, air temp, etc

 

[Thalassamania]

I used to use a 5-3 this time of year (when I lived in the Keys). In Hawaii yesterday I dove in a tee and swimsuit - 81.1 degrees.

 

[Wookie]

I used to use a 5-3 this time of year (when I lived in the Keys). In Hawaii yesterday I dove in a tee and swimsuit - 81.1 degrees.

Rub it in, Thal.

 

[Thalassamania]

Hey, what can I say? "The wrecks are better in the Keys?"

 

[Scubagolf]

I used to use a 5-3 this time of year (when I lived in the Keys). In Hawaii yesterday I dove in a tee and swimsuit - 81.1 degrees.

Which island? That's fairly warm from my experience for this time of year for Maui or The Big Island.

 

[Thalassamania]

Down by South Point on the Big Island, it is a couple of degrees above what I think of as normal for this time of year.

 

[Pete Ve]

If you go to the Rainbow Reef Dive Shop web site they have all the info for Key Largo available.
Regards
Pete V

 

[mgpp123]

Thanks for all the responses guys,they were very helpful.I ended up bringing a 6.5mm shorty and it was perfect.Only time i started to feel a bit cold was after 40 mintues on the Eagle Wreck wich lies about 100 foot down,but by then i was ready to surface anyway.Thanks again everyone.

 

[it_mike]

While we're chatting up the water temps...

I'm signed up for the Duane and Vandenberg for the ITK meetup in June. I generally dive dry throughout the season for redundant buoyancy with the doubles. What underlayer would you recommend, or what water temps should we expect?

TIA,
Mike