casailor53 said:The water temperature has a yearly cycle here that has a low of 79-80° and a high of 84°. If you live here year-round, that low, coupled with the cooler air temps, seems absolutely frigid. The NOAA
buoy a few miles south of St. John currently shows 80.1°. This buoy is also a great way to get an idea of wind speed and direction without the majority of land effects.
I am a little worried about that- we live in FL and my kids can get wimpy about the ocean temperature in the winter. We head for our BVI trip in 3 weeks, hoping they don't get cold too quickly! My husband has a wetsuit type shirt for when he paddle boards in the colder water, I'm wondering if I should get one too!
The friends we are going with live in NH, I'm guessing they will think the water is perfect.
