Current Belize Water Temperature

Can anyone provide an accurate read of the current water temperature in Belize?
I'm trying to figure out if I need to bring a wetsuit on my liveaboard trip
next week (I'd have to by a new one), or if a skin will suffice. TIA

Oleft2lose <oleft2lose@aol.com> wrote:
>Can anyone provide an accurate read of the current water temperature in Belize?
> I'm trying to figure out if I need to bring a wetsuit on my liveaboard trip
>next week (I'd have to by a new one), or if a skin will suffice. TIA

bring something that covers your skin - I got wacked pretty hard last year
by picas (jellies) at Ambergris. This was Memorial Day. The water temp
was pretty good for me, but right at the margin line for most people.
--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

I wonder what temperature that is............


On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:15:49 +0000 (UTC), jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu
(Jason O'Rourke) wrote:

>Oleft2lose <oleft2lose@aol.com> wrote:
>>Can anyone provide an accurate read of the current water temperature in Belize?
>> I'm trying to figure out if I need to bring a wetsuit on my liveaboard trip
>>next week (I'd have to by a new one), or if a skin will suffice. TIA
>
>bring something that covers your skin - I got wacked pretty hard last year
>by picas (jellies) at Ambergris. This was Memorial Day. The water temp
>was pretty good for me, but right at the margin line for most people.

"Jason O'Rourke" <jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:c6hgr5$1qir$1@agate.berkeley.edu...
> Oleft2lose <oleft2lose@aol.com> wrote:
> >Can anyone provide an accurate read of the current water temperature in
Belize?
> > I'm trying to figure out if I need to bring a wetsuit on my liveaboard
trip
> >next week (I'd have to by a new one), or if a skin will suffice. TIA
>
> bring something that covers your skin - I got wacked pretty hard last year
> by picas (jellies) at Ambergris. This was Memorial Day. The water temp
> was pretty good for me, but right at the margin line for most people.
> --
> Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Jason is absolutely right about covering your exposed flesh. Sharks are no
danger- it's the microspic clear stuff that'll kill'ya.

Wather temps right now would prolly be 82-84 degrees. Close enough.

As Jason says, this is entirely a physical, personal issue in terms of what
an individual can withstand. I can do a live aboard in those temps with a
thick polarfleece, a 2 mil is better (for me).

Live aboards add additional factors beyond the sheer volume of diving they
offer. Not only is your body constantly being cooled off, but now you have
gas saturation issues that complicate body heating/cooling.

The body will recover more quickly and fully if it is not subjected to a
bouncy shilling boat ride. Pick your live aboard with care.


--
Robert "Doc" Adelman, C.I.D.


"I'm hiding in Honduras,
I'm a desperate man-
Send lawyers, guns & money-
the sh*t has hit the fan."
-Warren Zevon

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:04:38 GMT, "Robert \"Doc\" Adelman, C.I.D."
<lawyers-guns-money@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>
>"Jason O'Rourke" <jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
>news:c6hgr5$1qir$1@agate.berkeley.edu...
>> Oleft2lose <oleft2lose@aol.com> wrote:
>> >Can anyone provide an accurate read of the current water temperature in
>Belize?
>> > I'm trying to figure out if I need to bring a wetsuit on my liveaboard
>trip
>> >next week (I'd have to by a new one), or if a skin will suffice. TIA
>>
>> bring something that covers your skin - I got wacked pretty hard last year
>> by picas (jellies) at Ambergris. This was Memorial Day. The water temp
>> was pretty good for me, but right at the margin line for most people.
>> --
>> Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com
>
>Jason is absolutely right about covering your exposed flesh. Sharks are no
>danger- it's the microspic clear stuff that'll kill'ya.
>
>Wather temps right now would prolly be 82-84 degrees. Close enough.
>
>As Jason says, this is entirely a physical, personal issue in terms of what
>an individual can withstand. I can do a live aboard in those temps with a
>thick polarfleece, a 2 mil is better (for me).
>
>Live aboards add additional factors beyond the sheer volume of diving they
>offer. Not only is your body constantly being cooled off, but now you have
>gas saturation issues that complicate body heating/cooling.
>
>The body will recover more quickly and fully if it is not subjected to a
>bouncy shilling boat ride. Pick your live aboard with care.

On my first live aboard in Belize, I was wishing for a hood by the end
of the week. And this was Memorial Day week. As Jason and Doc point
out, it depends on a number of factors.

But, if you don't pack it, you can't use it. My tropics dive packing
usually winds up with both a fleece and a 2 mil long sleeve shorty.

My trip to Kona in December is going to include the 3 mil john and the
aforementioned hood. The DM's on Dive Makai all recommend it.

--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.

Dillon Pyron <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>My trip to Kona in December is going to include the 3 mil john and the
>aforementioned hood. The DM's on Dive Makai all recommend it.

As useful as a hood is, I just can't bring myself to wear one in
warm water. The whole reason I just paid $$$ to get away was to
be somewhere without it. For that matter, if I go to SoCal and get
water approaching 65, I'll lose it and accept some heat loss. My ears
are happier in the open and I like the feel of water on the hair.

That said...if you're getting cold, you'll get the most mileage
out of adding a hood, rather than going thicker on the body.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Thanks everyone for the info. If it's 80 or over--I'm set with a skin!

78F at 134 feet in the Blue Hole and 80F everywhere else. I was on
Ambergris Caye a week ago.

In article <20040425104548.07082.00000429@mb-m26.aol.com>,
oleft2lose@aol.com (Oleft2lose) wrote:

> Can anyone provide an accurate read of the current water temperature in
Belize?
> I'm trying to figure out if I need to bring a wetsuit on my liveaboard trip
> next week (I'd have to by a new one), or if a skin will suffice. TIA

We were just there last week and the water temp was about 79 -80 degree. We
all wore 3mm shorties and were fine. Enjoy your trip.

"Oleft2lose" <oleft2lose@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040425104548.07082.00000429@mb-m26.aol.com...
> Can anyone provide an accurate read of the current water temperature in
Belize?
> I'm trying to figure out if I need to bring a wetsuit on my liveaboard
trip
> next week (I'd have to by a new one), or if a skin will suffice. TIA

I just got back from Belize on Saturday (May 1) Dove all week with temps
avg. 83F. Deepest dive was 108, temp was 80F.

Kaz

"Koog19" <ckoogler@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ZkDkc.43328$Vp5.18950@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> We were just there last week and the water temp was about 79 -80 degree.
We
> all wore 3mm shorties and were fine. Enjoy your trip.
>
> "Oleft2lose" <oleft2lose@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20040425104548.07082.00000429@mb-m26.aol.com...
> > Can anyone provide an accurate read of the current water temperature in
> Belize?
> > I'm trying to figure out if I need to bring a wetsuit on my liveaboard
> trip
> > next week (I'd have to by a new one), or if a skin will suffice. TIA
>
>