How cold does it have to be for you to put on a wetsuit?

[gulfsurfer]

The water is about 70 here right now. Im a wuss along with most of us who are used to warm water so im going to wear a spring suit probably this weekend. It wont be too much longer b4 i wear a fullsuit. What about you, how colds it gotta be for you to pull out the rubber??

[CCsurf]

Wow 70? Thats like taking a bath. Try surfing CC water. We are talking about 45-50degree water during the Summer! During the winter it drops to about 35-40. I dont put my suit on tell winter though.

[tomcat360]

i usually hit up the rubber(for warmth) in about 60 degree. sometimes i wear it though when its really sunny in the fall with like 70- temps and i just dont feel like all that grease...

[CCsurf]

Board shorts do it for me. No grease needed. The chill goes away with the numbness

[gulfsurfer]

Wow 70? Thats like taking a bath. Try surfing CC water. We are talking about 45-50degree water during the Summer! During the winter it drops to about 35-40. I dont put my suit on tell winter though.

Ya ill just have on the rubber because a cold front will be coming through, that will drop the water temp and the air will make it kinda chilly. Not for you UK people, but ive gotten used to this 90 degree water lately.

[calisurfer]

me its gotta be around 60 for me to wear the wetty

[sinistapenguin]

Water temp's around 57 F here at the moment - and dropping fast!!

Had a wetty on all year - In the summer you can get away without one, but can't stay in the water for as long, so I always wear one!

[CCsurf]

I would probably boil in 90 degree water. I like my 50water and 90 outside.

[dondiemand]

here in so cal, water is usually around 65-70 F, sometimes maybe below 65, so yeah wetsuit is a must if u wanna stay in the water a little bit longer, but anything above that, baggies and rash guard

[IdRatherBeSurfing]

Here in wales, UK - its like SUB ZERO atm!!!!!

Have been in my wetsuit since august lol!

[little waves]

70 degree water!? wow, i wish i had 70 degree water here, in the summer. i usually wear my suit when the water is around 60 or lower. water is about 50 here now, and i am ok in my 4/3.

doesn't the wax melt off the board when the water is 90 though? i can't even imagine surfing in water that is that warm.

[gulfsurfer]

yep, the wax melts off pretty fast when the water is that warm.

[tomcat360]

70 degree water!? wow, i wish i had 70 degree water here, in the summer. i usually wear my suit when the water is around 60 or lower. water is about 50 here now, and i am ok in my 4/3. .

wow, i had no idea that the water up there was that much different. in the summer we usually get up to 85, this past summer i think we hit 90, but if theres a strong offshore wind then it drops

all in all, the water is rather plesant IMO through a good portion of the year, although an ice cream headache is guarunteed with every duck dive in the winter.....cant wait!


tommy

[CCsurf]

Eeek I dont think I could surf in that water I would be to relaxed.

[little waves]

tomcat - yeah, its pretty cold up here all the time (lived here all my life and will never get used to the cold water). massachusetts and NH usually average 60-63 at the warmest times. Rhode Island can get up to low 70's, I think cause it is close to where the gulf stream goes by. def a lot colder up here. Right now water is 50 here in massachusetts - Bbrrrrrr.

[gulfsurfer]

its still not cold enough for a wetsuit here. i surfed all day today and it felt awesome in just board shorts and a rashie. But i did get a new wetsuit, cuz the temps should drop quite a bit after a few more cold fronts. I got the rip curl e-bomb.

[tomcat360]

so how cold does it get in the gulf?

[gulfsurfer]

mid 50s

[k mac]

whats that in degrees centigrade ?

[gulfsurfer]

11-13 degrees C