Water Temp in Mid March?

[lorasmom]

We are sailing out 3/24 - how is the water temp? I'm on the Central Gulf Coast of Florida, and I know mid-March is too early for the beach for me, but is it warmer in the Bahamas (Nassau and Coco Cay, specifically)? We're hoping to get some snorkeling in!!

[lorasmom]

Bump... anyone come back recently?

[kc320]

Being from Central Fl. myself I've always found the water to still be a little to cool that early in the year. I was at Coco Cay a few years ago the end of April & it was still to cold for me.

 

I think someone had said before that the water temps in Nassau & Coco Cay run about the same as Miami.

[POOHISME2]

We are just back from Nassau. We snorkeled at Pearl Island and the water was beautiful, warm and clear. I hope you have a great trip.

[kitty1]

We are just back from Nassau. We snorkeled at Pearl Island and the water was beautiful, warm and clear. I hope you have a great trip.

Pooh,

 

What would you say the water temp was? Was it at least 70? We're from CT where we are lucky if the ocean gets up to 68 or 70 in August, so 70 is not cold to us. Personally, I prefer the water to be 75-80 degrees, but 70 is ok all things considered.

[Bahamaskimmer]

Last week it was in the mid 70s, ill edit my post tommorow with a new temp reading

[lorasmom]

BRRRRR!!! Here in west central Florida, we don't venture in until the Gulf is well into the 80's! We laugh because we can always pick out the tourists playing in the (to us) frigid springtime waters :)

[Homeschoolmom69]

DH and I stayed at the Sandals Resort last March, and we didn't step foot in the water. To us it was way too cold!! We are from Fl, too, and the water felt like it would feel if we went to our own beach and tried to swim in March. BRRRRR!

[Bahamaskimmer]

Water temp averaged about 76 F. Allot warmer than last year, some guys were making jokes saying the water is allot warmer this year, because the local kids are at the beach and that usually doesnt happen until easter... We went skimboarding on Sundaythe 26th and it wasnt bad @ all, we had on a thin rashguard (more to stop sandburn than insulation)

[kitty1]

76 is a lot warmer than it was when we were there last Feb. We'll take it. Like I said we are LUCKY if the water gets up to 70 in the heat of the summer at home.

 

Go ahead and laugh at me. I don't care. We'll also be the ones wearing shorts when it's 60 degrees outside.

[joannefr]

I know how you feel Kitty, I am from Ont., Canada and it gets cold here! We wear shorts the first sign of spring too! The lake we swim in here probably doesn't get past low 70's - if that!

 

Joanne