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Water temp and wetsuits...
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Tue Jun 01, 2004 8:37 pmby 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? :?
Posted:
Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:19 pmby 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.
Posted:
Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:20 amby 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
did we READ the original post ??
Posted:
Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:38 amby 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.
thnx
Posted:
Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:41 pmby dontWANNAgrowUP
thanks! i'll check the thickness of my wetsuit..and i have booties...but no glove...i should probly get some
yea
Posted:
Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:45 pmby 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...
Posted:
Thu Jun 03, 2004 7:49 amby kieran
tell your parents its a life changing experience and they might go in with you
Posted:
Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:44 amby surf patrol
dontWANNAgrowUP wrote: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.
yea
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Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:18 pmby dontWANNAgrowUP
yea well i'll prolly look for a warmer wetsuit then...or maybe just wait a month...who knows
Cold
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Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:32 pmby 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.