Water temp and wetsuits...

[dontWANNAgrowUP]

I live in Maine, and the water temp for now is about 47 degrees Fahrenheit...now I have booties and a wetsuit...full length..but not too thick..i think its like a summer wetsuit..i really wanna go surfing but my parents say its too cold...any ideas of how to convince them to let me go? :?

[nz'er]

i have no idea how cold that is cos we don't have fahrenheit in nz, but if you've got booties and a hoodie and a good steamer (4/3 or thicker) then you should be sweet. if you've only got a 3/2 you might have probs. check the inside of your wettie, it'll say how thick it is.

[kieran]

47 faranhiet is about 8-9 degrees C

In those temps youll need 5-4 minimum boots,gloves and a hood

Anything less and you wont enjoy it much or be able to stay out that long

[Binky]

His parents WONT LET HIM GO COS IT'S TOO COLD, in other words, he's really young or in his early teens.
Young people have faster metabolisms & have a far higher tolerance to cold than older people. A 3/2mm wetsuit in mid winter with booties is fine for a teenager...wherever they live, I survived for years in this exact temperature range with that exact wetsuit & bootie combination. Although he'll only last about 1 hour max in the water.

The only qualifer I make is be sensible & careful. Don't surf alone in water this cold. Things can go badly wrong REAL quick.

[dontWANNAgrowUP]

thanks! i'll check the thickness of my wetsuit..and i have booties...but no glove...i should probly get some

[dontWANNAgrowUP]

yea my wetsuit is a 3/2 full...so i should probly be good...now i just gotta find someone to go with me..and i gotta convince my parents...but i think they'll let me...

[kieran]

tell your parents its a life changing experience and they might go in with you

[surf patrol]

yea my wetsuit is a 3/2 full

As kieran says in this post - You will need a warmer suit than a 3/2 to be warm.

[dontWANNAgrowUP]

yea well i'll prolly look for a warmer wetsuit then...or maybe just wait a month...who knows

[H2ODog]

If you ever watched Endless Summer II they have two guys surfing in Alaska in winter. Now that's cold. I would take the advise not to surf alone in extreme cold weather.