Which suit for the Red Sea in May?

[helen S]

I wonder if you can help......

I have read some of the threads regarding which suit for the Red Sea but I can't decide, please help as I'm tearing my hair out.

I have a 5mm Beaver wet suit which I've used in the Red Sea in Feb which was fine. I took this to the Maldives at Christmas and I was way too hot, ended up borrowing a 3mm shortie and thought it was fantastic. Suit was on and off in a jiffy and I was warm as toast. Here's the dilemma....

I'm off to the Red Sea end of May (Brothers etc) and I'm wondering will I be too hot in my 5mm or should I take a shortie? Does anyone know if the water temp in the Red Sea is similar to the temp of the water in the Maldives???

Thanks

Helen

[gwilson]

I went mid april couple years back and was fine in a 3mm

[snorkle & flippers]

you'd be fine in a full length 3mm and maybe ok in a shorty but Brothers have very strong currents and it can be quite rough out there too so a full length would offer some protection against the evil fire coral.

I'm not at all jelous by the way!!

You'll have a great time, what boat are you on?

[helen S]

Thanks - that is a good idea - I've been badly scraped by fire coral before.
I'm on the Grand Sea Serpent, Simply the Best, should be fab!

[snorkle & flippers]

oh yes it will I went on sea serpent a few years back and did the same itinery just mindblowing, daedelus was the best, hammerheads, whale shark, manta, dolphins, just incredible, brothers is fantastic too the wrecks are great and theres supposed to be loads of sharks but we didnt get many as it was really rough.

[JamieG]

I'm going in June and will be wearing my new Lidl £29.99 3mm full suit reckon it should be ideal.

[Sleepy]

Originally Posted by helen S

I wonder if you can help......

I have read some of the threads regarding which suit for the Red Sea but I can't decide, please help as I'm tearing my hair out.

I have a 5mm Beaver wet suit which I've used in the Red Sea in Feb which was fine. I took this to the Maldives at Christmas and I was way too hot, ended up borrowing a 3mm shortie and thought it was fantastic. Suit was on and off in a jiffy and I was warm as toast. Here's the dilemma....

I'm off to the Red Sea end of May (Brothers etc) and I'm wondering will I be too hot in my 5mm or should I take a shortie? Does anyone know if the water temp in the Red Sea is similar to the temp of the water in the Maldives???

Thanks

Helen

Hi Helen
I don't think you'll be too hot in a 5mm suit but you might be cold in 3mm, I know I would, perhaps I just feel the cold more than others. Remember you can always unzip a 5mm if you get warm, if you're going to the Brothers it will obviously be on a liveaboard and I find I feel the cold more on liveaboards towards the end of the week.
Have a great trip, wish I was going.
Sleepy

[secondrule]

No point in asking me ... I just got back from Dahab and got cold in a 5mm semidry after 20 mins!

Packing the dry suit as we speak!