Water temp...how cold is too cold for you to wakesurf(etc).?

[Englewoodcowboy]

Wonder why you never see a fat man in a wet suit... I promise I will not scar retinas so it has to be above 75 for me to go.

 

[007]

The air is insulation! You want some air, otherwise it's like wearing seran wrap!

 

[Murf'n'surf]

What do you do with all the air that gets trapped inside and makes you poofy looking? ( See picture of daughter above)

When you first get in the air is forced up and then you bleed it out of the suit. After letting the air out, the suit becomes form fitting.

Some suits have valves and others you can just pull your collar or cuff away to let air out.

 

[Scuba_ref]

I surfed today in 53 degree water. I was of course wearing a wet suit...it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be!

 

[PolarXJ]

The temps on the scale don't go low enough to keep me out of the water. If the water is in liquid form I will get in with the proper wetsuit / drysuit. When I had jetskis I went out year round to play in the surf (best surf is in winter). However in the spirit of what this thread is mostly about I will get in wetsuit free if it is 50 and above as long as I am doing some sort of active activity. To enjoy lounging around in the water I prefer it to be around 60 and up.

 

[Scuba_ref]

The temps on the scale don't go low enough to keep me out of the water. If the water is in liquid form I will get in with the proper wetsuit / drysuit. When I had jetskis I went out year round to play in the surf (best surf is in winter). However in the spirit of what this thread is mostly about I will get in wetsuit free if it is 50 and above as long as I am doing some sort of active activity. To enjoy lounging around in the water I prefer it to be around 60 and up.

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