Coldest water?

(wakeboardern1) · (wakeboardern1) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 02-28-2008, 4:36 PM

What's the coldest water that you've ridden in, and what were you wearing?

I am asking because I'm thinking about doing a polar bear ride next week if/when the temperature breaks 60 degrees. I only have a spring suit though, well, that is unless I can find a full length that fits (I will be wearing boardshorts OVER

). Water temp is upper 40s to low 50s.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 02-28-2008, 4:44 PM

I've ridden in 50 degree water with a spring suit. Cold but doable.

(grant_west) · (grant_west) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 02-28-2008, 4:45 PM

The water in let at Lake Tulloch pulls the water from the bottom of New Malonies to fill the lake. At the mouth of the in let Summer or Winter the water is 47-51. Jumping in that water "Polar Bear" style mid summer is a chilling experiance. You can appreciate how horrable it is or would be for people that fall into the freazing water.

(shon_g) · (shon_g) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 02-28-2008, 5:07 PM

ridin up here in the foothills of nor cal can get to 46. thats the coldest I have been in.

(sidekicknicholas)

38 in a drysuit

(wakeboardnut) · (wakeboardnut) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 02-28-2008, 5:10 PM

April 01/06

53F

Wetsuit Top and board shorts

did a dock start, fell after a bit got up, rode for 5 seconds and couldnt take it anymore

(squanta) · (squanta) **Join Date: Dec 2007** 02-28-2008, 5:23 PM

50, about to rain with only boardshorts

(seattle) · (seattle) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 02-28-2008, 5:25 PM

40 degrees. Tomorrow will be a balmy 44.

(bill_sloan) · (bill_sloan) **Join Date: Nov 2007** 02-28-2008, 5:34 PM

38-40 in shorts. I was on my jet-ski and was offered a ride by some friends and didn't want to go all the way back to the campground to get my fullsuit. Fastest deepwater start I have ever done.

(scott_a) · (scott_a) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 02-28-2008, 5:45 PM

46 air
42 water

drysuit, 1.5mm gloves, 2mm booties.

(Message edited by scott_a on February 28, 2008)

(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 02-28-2008, 5:48 PM

Air 34
Water 40 ish
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(wakeboardern1) · (wakeboardern1) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 02-28-2008, 5:51 PM

Mmm kay then. I'll have some pictures later next week of the first ride of 08 on SML...

You guys have some balls... Or had some balls...

(jtnz) · (jtnz) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 02-28-2008, 5:51 PM

I've surfed here in the middle of winter in boardies, not something I'm keen to do again it was absolutely freezing.

(chaser) · (chaser) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 02-28-2008, 5:54 PM

I did 50 degree water in a shorty wetsuit. Air temp was in the mid 60's. Cold, but we did multiple sets that day. That was April in Wisconsin last year.

(absoluteboarder)

up here in lake ontario we get some huge waves during winter storms.......and down by the park there is a group of guys surfing them in the snowstorm anywhere from -10 to 30 outside temp with the water being reeeeaaaaaaal cold!!....now thats nuts!

(dirwoody) · (dirwoody) **Join Date: Apr 2003** 02-28-2008, 6:32 PM

I've done Air 50, water 42 in a dry suit
Air 55 ish, water 56 in a shorty
and the dumbest one (no wet or dry suit available): air 55ish, water 52, TRUNKS!
It took the rest of the day to warm up. I was starting to turn purple and slur my words when I decided to get back in the boat.

(waketherainbow)

36 degrees, there was still ice in parts of the lake, it was almost not worth it. ahahah!

(badassstang2006)

water was 34 and then the air was 32. rode in just shorts for a short set and then put the wetsuit on and rode for awhile.

(zirb3l) · (zirb3l) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 02-28-2008, 7:27 PM

your worried about 40-50?
i plan on going out in 2 weeks with the air temp being around 40... and the water will probably be around 30ish just warm enough to not be covered with ice and i plan on wearing a semi dry... becouse thats all i have!

(trdon) · (trdon) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 02-28-2008, 7:30 PM

Last year we (me and a few others including Nick in the tc) went November 11th in st paul MN where the air was low 60s high 50s and the water was 38. I was wearing a 7mm diving suit and Nick was wearing a 2/2 shorty because he has to wear a knee brace. He never flicnhed once and that amazed me. Im sure I will do my yearly deal of going the first week of ice out. Water is mid 30s then too. Been doing that for years.

(badassstang2006)

im going to riding here tomorrow in topeka. the air is suppose to be like 50's but the lake we are going to still is semi ice. Theres a full clear spot where we can run and still slide on some ice. i know the water temp is like 33

(wannabewakeboarder)

36 water
39 air
...in a 3/2 fullsuit

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(wannabewakeboarder)

By the way, I was rockin some shorts over my wetsuit.

(wakecrzy2000) · (wakecrzy2000) **Join Date: Apr 2004** 02-28-2008, 9:14 PM

dang i thought 48 was cold you guys are crazy

(kal_dude) · (kal_dude) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 02-28-2008, 9:15 PM

hey bob T, sweet boat!

(timmy) · (timmy) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 02-28-2008, 10:00 PM

air - snowing
water - somewhere just above freezing (rode on river...lakes were still frozen)
3/2 fullsuit, no tape or glue on the seams

air - really cold
water - ice in it
drysuit

(mjmurphy53711)

I've done 49 in trunks and lived to wish I had a drysuit, I have buddies that have done 35 w/drysuit and ollying ice before.

(shredsickgnar)

My room mates took a dip in our pool today then walked around the ice around the edges. I think we'll be winching next week now that the ponds are melting.

(j_money) · (j_money) **Join Date: May 2006** 02-29-2008, 6:18 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xdH6PEd24bA

Heres a video of me last year 3 days after the ice went out behind the worlds crappiest boat... oh yeah... no suit

(ironj32) · (ironj32) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 02-29-2008, 6:26 AM

March 28th 2007

Water 38
Air 50
3/2 shorty

(roverjohn) · (roverjohn) **Join Date: Dec 2007** 02-29-2008, 7:11 AM

I rode the very day the ice broke about a decade ago at Prairie Lee in MO. Dry suit, scuba hood and gloves. It wasn't too bad sitting in the water but when my hood inflated with ice water during a DW start it got a bit brisk. Air temp was about 34 with sleet.

(brado16) · (brado16) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 02-29-2008, 10:17 AM

Late April with ice still on the lake in northern wisconsin, water 33 degrees, air temp 40 degrees. It is always a contest to see who is the first one the lake each year. Most years the local news paper is there to take pictures, The only rules are, no wetsuit!

(michelelef) · (michelelef) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 02-29-2008, 6:37 PM

I rode January 8th in 34 degree water, but the air temp was in the 60s. I had on a full suit...very cold but wasn't out there long. The snowboarding jacket and beanie were more for effect...

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(hawk7) · (hawk7) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 02-29-2008, 6:51 PM

December 26, 2007.

Air Temp: 50 F
Water Temp: Iono?
Wore: Boardshorts & Wetsuit Top.

(kslakebum) · (kslakebum) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 02-29-2008, 6:54 PM

New Years Day this year...

30 degree water, and 14 degree air with 30 mph winds. We were breaking ice 4 days in advance.

Broke my thumb and had a great time!!!

(radikal) · (radikal) **Join Date: Feb 2004** 02-29-2008, 9:58 PM

in the high 40's last year in boardshort and after making a faceplant, i was down for another set and i didnt want to get out of the water and i put that board again inside the water, OMG it was the 3rd longest minutes of my life !!

(kana12) · (kana12) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 03-01-2008, 10:42 AM

54 with just swim shorts. air temp was about 65

(madison_boarder)

30 degree water, Kelley? Was it REALLY salty, or just ice? :-)

If it was fresh, I would guess that water was 32 and just short of a state-change to solid...

(hawkeye7708) · (hawkeye7708) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 03-01-2008, 11:03 AM

37 degree water with a drysuit...ollie the ice chunks! the last big chunks of ice were just floatin down....had to look out for those suckers!

(cgoode) · (cgoode) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 03-01-2008, 1:41 PM

lake ozark MO water 48 in shorts. took about 60 sec. to catch my breath after jumping in.

(mtnsun) · (mtnsun) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 03-12-2008, 8:50 AM

Water temp was 37 deg and air temp was mid 60's here in Colorado yesterday. Friends rode Horsetooth for the 1st time this year. A bit too cold for me yet!

(souperfly) · (souperfly) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 03-12-2008, 9:59 AM

Not me, but still cold!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rJlYkAIHmrM

There was another vid, I think on this site of a guy having to break the ice up at the launch to get the boat in. Air tmp 29, water temp 32-33. Started off of him cruising, showing frozen waterfalls then he drops in the air chair. You could see frozen blocks of ice just floating around! Absolutly crazy!

My coldest, water 58 air 78.

I have a min 120 degree rule, and thats still with a wetsuit! Gotta love south tx, I didn't even know that lakes could freeze over! (jk)

(flamike) · (flamike) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 03-12-2008, 12:24 PM

New years day... water was about 31-33 and air when we got there in the morning was 20. Was wearing thermals full sweatsuit and drysuit. Man that was cold.