Oahu Water Temp 75* This Jan. What Wetsuit thickness needed?

[stemp]

It's about 23* lower than body temperature. Who uses a wetsuit in the water to metal detect, or a weight belt with it. Diving I think they use a 4 or 5 Mil. during the winter months. If your up to your chest you get knocked around with waves.
First time going with family, want to break away for awhile.
Thanks Stemp.
[/quote]

 

[rc2125]

I wear a 2/1mm "shorty" when water temps start getting in the mid 70's, around mid 60's I switch to a 3/2mm full one piece suit, ALOT depends on the air temp/conditions, or if I'm hunting chest deep all day or just a knee deep spot where only legs are in water.... *(2/1= 2mm + 1mm neoprene areas). I use 3mm surfing boots all the time, certain ones keep sand out so much better than dive boots do.

 

[mudpuppy]

Duuuude! Water temp 75! just lather on some sunscreen, wear a hat, and call it a day! RC speaks the truth, those shortys keep your core area good and warm in water that temp...still, I wear an underarmour beanie to keep the noggin' from losing heat, seems if I can keep the head sort of warm, a guy can tolerate long hunting in water like that. Hope you find something big and goldy!
Mud

 

[stemp]

Thanks for your input, I was thinking of a 3 mil.

 

[Robert2300]

Just take your detector and go skinny dipping.

 

[Water wizard]

If you are hunting for short sessions to fit in with your family just a shorty is perfect, but if space packing is an issue leave the suit at home you will still be fine, good luck

 

[fongu]

When I'm at the river I wear underarmor under my regular clothes, but I am cold natured. My dive instructor last night at my first class advised me to get a dry suit if I was going to spend a lot of time in the water this winter when it's cold as opposed to a wetsuit. I was hoping I could get by with a 5 m or 7 m suit, because the drysuit costs more. He said the wetsuit would be okay for 2-3 hours but if I was getting in and out of the water it would not work as good as if I stayed in the water all the time. When I told him I hoped to stay in the water 4-5 hours at the time, he suggested the drysuit.

 

[OldBeechnut]

Thing about river water it can be colder then large bodies of water, like the Bay. I just wonder if there is a water chill factor, with the rushing waters, like the wind chill ? Several of the rivers feeding the bay right now, water temp are 36/37, the lower part of the bay is around 47 and the middle part is around 42, then way up north it is around 38.....
http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/buoy/Chesapeake%20Bay/buoy-xhtml.php