I have a 3/2 quicksilver wetsuit with a back zip. Would I be fine in the water. I live on Long Island.
you should be good with a 3/2 now that the air temps are up. Water temps according to buoys are in the upper 50's. Any locals want to chime in on what they are wearing?
3/2 definitely 3/2 weather. with the air temps in the mid to upper 70's and water temps almost touching 60 in western LI. Booties still though, i went in the other day w/o them and it hurt like a son of a b****h.
I wear a 3/2 no boots/gloves. I live in NJ. With a S swell, just make sure you wear boots or boots/gloves
actually S currents wont cause upwelling in NY - only for east facing coasts. West currents will cause upwelling in NY.
that i do. the process is called the eckman transport. Due to the earth's rotation, the average water movement is 90 degrees to the right of the wind direction. So if the wind is S, the water moves from west to east causing optimal upwelling. For NY, the W wind will cause the current to move from north to south. Here's the first google result for eckman transport: http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/ocean_circulations.htm
wow you would never think surf conditions would be this complex. and i thought high school was hard psst.
the spatial and temporal variability of surf conditions is very complex -> thus the challenge of forecasting.
I bodyboard (I live in Central Long Island) and I have been wearing a 3/2 backzip with no boots or gloves for about a month now. I've been in on cool rainy days and besides being slightly chilly at first, I am more than comfortable for several hours of water time. I usually hit the beach after work, so I'm in around 5:00PM or so when it's not that warm. With the weather heating up though it won't be long till it's time for trunks.
Yes, this is a little upper level low here. Check out this: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/watl/loop-avn.html then, click on the top HDW-High, HDW-Low, and these show the winds in the upper and lower atmosphere.
Eckman Transport........... also related to the Corolis Effect. Wind changes and direction are also affected by this (of course). - Vic
Gahhh.. All of this talk of rotational science is giving me a migraine. ; ) But back to the OP's question, today was the first day I went in with barefeet and fins. My feet were chilly at first, but then they were fine. My hands got a bit cold after awhile. Maybe another week or so of these nice air temps and I can go down to a spring suit or a jacket and shorts. Whee!
