Surfing Waves

hey everyone-
my question is this. I'll be travelling to pacifica CA in oct. I have a .5 insotherm bodyglove wetsuit (full body) and a 1m sleeveles body glove vest (i'll be wearing underneath). I plan on adding a surf hood (the kind that tucks in) to that layering combo.

do you think I'll be warm enough. I know that most use a one piece 3mm

thanks for your advice!
rand

depends on when you plan on arriving?

first week in oct

im kinda leaning towards that you wil get cold. Not sure though as i dont know how cold the water gets up that end

today for instance the water was 59-62 degrees in pacifica. not sure what that means for october.

Its gonna be cold in that case - What you are taking is unlikely to be sufficiant at all well i certaintly couldnt take it. The moment the water temp drops below 55 is when im wishing i had a 4/3 fortunatly for me it rarely drops below that down here. Then again im a complete wuss when it comes to the cold

i'm trying to avoid buying an expensive wetsuit for the week i'm there. is there something i can add (i.e layering) to what I've described to keep me warm. (like around $75)

thanks for your willingness to answer my novice questions.

like this 3mm hooded vest:
joediveramerica.com/page/JDA/PROD/wethood/VS02-BK
(worn underneath a .5mm full Body glove suit)

i live in slo county, which is roughly the midpoint between san francisco and los angeles.
everyone here, including myself uses 4/3's most of them have hoods, booties, and gloves.
the water stays in the 50's year round(im pretty sure).

sorry to keep dragging this out

so what is the consensus

i'll have this (http://www.joediveramerica.com/Merchant ... gory_Code=)

plus

this: (http://www.joediveramerica.com/page/JDA ... od/VS02-BK)

and gloves

will I be miserable or warm enough for pacifica in oct

thanks again!

you will probably be miserable .

If im not mistaken those .5 full suits are used for underlays in scuba diving or for warmer water activities.

Do yourself a favour and just get a proper wetsuit depending on your funds im sure you can pick something suitable up for under $200

hey thanks for your advice. I appreciate it!

randmichael wrote:http://www.joediveramerica.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=JDA&Product_Code=1296_AA&Product_Count=&Category_Code=


joediveramerica.com/page/JDA/PROD/wethood/VS02-BK

haha... you're joking right?
people in surf shops don't even sell 3/2s!!
i was told to get a 4/3 the first time i went out, 3/2 during the spring and summer ONLY if i paddle a lot.