Tell me about Destin Fla??

[silverfish]

Anyone want to tell me how to pack for Destin? Never been there myself.Will be there starting Oct 12. I haven't found a website simple enough to just give me info about the weather and water temps.Plenty of Real Estate info if you look at "Destin, Fla",in case anyone wants to know.

Will a 7/5 mm suit be too warm to wear in the water there?
Are the nights cool? Will I want long sleeves on the ocean during the day, if so ,for sun protection or to provide warmth?

I know that some of you have answers,Bring 'em on.

 

[Duca]

Hey SF,

I was down in PCB last week and the water was about 79 at 75'. Nice!
BUT, it was cold when you got out, thanks to the wind.
I was wearing a 3m shorty in the water and putting on my 5 mil long sleeve jacket when I got out as a windbreak...

A cold front just came through TN and the tmep dropped into the 60's, not sure what's going on further south.

 

[Rick Murchison]

This time of year you'd better bring layers. The Florida panhandle can be anywhere from 90 to 40. Yesterday, for example, it was shorts & t-shirt weather, in the morning you'll need sweats and a good windproof jacket for your surface interval. The water's still in the low 80's to high 70's so a 3 mil should be plenty, and that won't change very quickly - but the air temps in October are highly variable, so be flexible.
Rick

 

[silverfish]

The 7mm is a suit that I own.I have not found a 3mm at my LDS that I care for therefore have not purchased one yet.I do tend to chill somewhat easily unless I am excerted.
Thanks for the temp info, I'll pack accordingly.

Duca, congratulations on your AOW!!

 

[mlove]

Silverfish
I would not want to dive Florida with anything more then 3mm. The LDS in Florida will have lots of
Light suits. Warm sweats are a good idea though. I did not think Kentucky was that cold. I have a 7 mm
Suit but find it to restrictive for anything but the coldest water.
mike

 

[silverfish]

The 7m was really a mistake.I was told it was a 3m by a family member who saw it on ebay and I purchsed it via phone based on that info.No fault on the sellers part,so now I have a really warm suit that I may wind up putting back on ebay. That's part of the reason I am asking ??, it is a brand new Henderson gold.I may want to keep it that way for resell purposes.

Thanks for the input

 

[mlove]

I have a two piece Henderson 7 mm. and the 1 piece 7 mm Henderson gold core. The gold core is great suit for slipping in and out of. I use these in the northeast. The great thing about warm water diving (Florida), Is you can get rid of all that extra weight needed with a heavy suit.

mike