Early March - too cold for snorkeling??

[mikeyd]

We are going to be in Nassau in the first week of March and almost booked a snorkel excursion until I thought to check the water temps and see they will be around 73-75.

 

That is pretty cool, even for a Michigander who loves to ice fish!!

 

Has anyone snorkeled or gone in from a beach in early march to verify if this is true?

 

Thanks!

[rphgf]

I was wondering about this myself. Does anyone know? I am thinking of a last minute cruise to the Bahamas and I woulld really like to go snorkeling.

[katbur2]

Same boat here, pardon the pun.

 

We'll be there at the end of March so we're wondering about water temps for snorkeling. Bump :D

[mikeyd]

What Ihave learned is that the typical temps for March is 73-75 degrees. This is cold for most, except kids who could swim in ice water and not care.

 

I do know that different spots can have different temps based on water depth and current. I suspect the dive shops know where to go for the warmest water.

 

We are going to go for it and hope for the best.

[Kimjergen]

Keep in mind that the air temps will probably be around 80 so not to difficult to just get used to the water temp being slightly cooler. I'm a native Miamian and I've snorkeled in March in the Bahamas with no problem, it's better than when it's so hot and sticky from May - August ;) Also, we've had a mild "winter" so far, so the water temp may be more like 77 -80 degrees. It's January and we'll be snorkeling there this weekend because of the warmer winter temps this year.