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Scuba Forum / Scuba Locations / July 2006Florida Keys - water temperature compared to Hawaii?
I'm considering a March trip to the Floriday Keys. What is the water temperature like in the Keys in March compared to Hawaii in October? Would I need a wet suit for snorkeling in March? (Am I crazy to consider snorkeling in March??) Thanks. L <lnl@lnl.lnl.lnl.org.invalid> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :I'm considering a March trip to the Floriday Keys. What is the water :temperature like in the Keys in March compared to Hawaii in October? Would :I need a wet suit for snorkeling in March? (Am I crazy to consider :snorkeling in March??) Google is your freind. I recently put "florida keys water termperature" into the search box and got my answer. I think the answer was in the mid 70s. Something similar should work with Hawaii. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. Here's a link to the buoys off the coast of Florida: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml. Key Largo water temp at Molasses Reef is currently around 75F. Unfortunately the Sand Key buoy off the coast of Key West is still damaged due to one of the damn hurricanes last year. I think if you snoop around on that website you will find historical data. I would expect March water temp to about the same as today, and maybe even a little cooler. But I'm sure it's still warmer than Hawaii. BTW, where are you going in the Keys? If diving is just a small part of the vacation, then Key West is the only place to go in my opinion. But if diving is the main point, then definitely go to Key Largo and definitely dive the Spiegel Grove. You'll love it. And if you do decide on Key Largo, I highly recommend going out with Scott Fowler at http://www.dualporpoise.net/. TT >L <lnl@lnl.lnl.lnl.org.invalid> pounded away at his keyboard resulting > in: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =---- Fort Lauderdale surface was 71 this weekend so I would suspect 3-5 degrees higher in Key largo and a couple degrees warmer in KW. I am a florida diver so I use a 3+3 mil suit (3 mil farmer john with a 3 mil jacket over...) My daughter used a 3/2 (3 torso, 2 legs/arms) and we were both warm this weekend. Air temps were in the 80s this week but usually we are in the 70s this time of year for a high. Come on down, the keys need the money and the reefs are MUCH nicer here than Hawaii. (And yes..I have been diving there 3 times so i can compare a newer Atoll to a more mature limestone based eco system) > Here's a link to the buoys off the coast of Florida: > http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml. Key Largo water temp at [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >>----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption >>=---- Reefs in Florida better than Hawaii? Are you under some kind of strong medication? >Fort Lauderdale surface was 71 this weekend so I would suspect 3-5 >degrees higher in Key largo and a couple degrees warmer in KW. I am a [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] >>>----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption >>>=---- Joe <Joe@hotmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Reefs in Florida better than Hawaii? :Are you under some kind of strong medication? I've dove both. Kona is very nice. Looe Key is nicer. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. Ed wrote: >>Fort Lauderdale surface was 71 this weekend so I would suspect 3-5 >>degrees higher in Key largo and a couple degrees warmer in KW. You wrote this a while back, right? I'd be surprised if the surface temperatures were anywhere close to 71 this time of year. >Come on down, the keys need the money and the reefs are MUCH nicer here >than Hawaii. (And yes..I have been diving there 3 times so i can >compare a newer Atoll to a more mature limestone based eco system) Yeah, but the fish in Hawaii are different and I've seen most that live in Ft. Lauderdale. Lee > Here's a link to the buoys off the coast of Florida: > http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml. Key Largo water temp at [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > decide on Key Largo, I highly recommend going out with Scott Fowler at > http://www.dualporpoise.net/. Thanks for the info. I actually don't have any specific plans yet. I've never been to South Florida before. I only scuba dived maybe six times before my certification lapsed years ago so I'll be snorkeling once I get down there. I'll probably spend several days in the Everglades before heading for the Keys. Take a refresher course. You should be able to find a local dive shop that will recertify you with just a few hours of class time and pool time, assuming of course that you still have the skills and can review the material before the class. As Ed said, Keys diving is great. And snorkeling is hard work. :-) TT >> Here's a link to the buoys off the coast of Florida: >> http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml. Key Largo water temp at [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > down there. I'll probably spend several days in the Everglades before > heading for the Keys. > Thanks for the info. I actually don't have any specific plans yet. I've > never been to South Florida before. I only scuba dived maybe six times > before my certification lapsed years ago . . . Your certification lapsed? Who issued it? What was it? > I'll be snorkeling once I get down there. I'll probably spend several days > in the Everglades before > heading for the Keys. The Everglades, the other reason I live in S. Florida. I spent New Years day putting through knee deep mud on our new ATVs. Lee >> Thanks for the info. I actually don't have any specific plans yet. >> I've never been to South Florida before. I only scuba dived maybe six >> times before my certification lapsed years ago . . . > > Your certification lapsed? Who issued it? What was it? It was *years* ago when I was certified ... 1988, I think by PADI. Unless I'm wrong, I seem to recall that certifications didn't lapse back then. It was in the mid-90s that a coworker mentioned getting certified and said that they lapse if you didn't use them. I just took her word for it ... even if it hasn't lapsed, I wouldn't think of going out without retraining. >> I'll be snorkeling once I get down there. I'll probably spend several >> days in the Everglades before >> heading for the Keys. > > The Everglades, the other reason I live in S. Florida. I spent New > Years day putting through knee deep mud on our new ATVs. I'm interested in doing some paddling and photography while down there. My ocean adventures with mask, snorkel, and fins will be about 40% of my fun. > I'm considering a March trip to the Floriday Keys. What is the water > temperature like in the Keys in March compared to Hawaii in October? Would > I need a wet suit for snorkeling in March? (Am I crazy to consider > snorkeling in March??) It's all relative.. I just dove yesterday on the St. Lawrence river... 0*C (32*F). Wanna talk cold? ;) RAS |
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