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Whether you need a wetsuit in 70-degree water depends on various factors, including personal preference, your tolerance to cold, and the duration of your water activities. In general, 70-degree water is considered relatively warm and may be comfortable for many people without a wetsuit.
Non-swimmers cannot scuba dive in The Maldives, as it is a requirement to swim 200 metres (656 feet) to get certified as a scuba diver. You will probably be able to do a try dive in a swimming pool at your resort on “Discover Scuba”, but this will not allow you to dive on the reefs of The Maldives.
The similarities between snorkeling and scuba diving are they both require a mask, snorkel and fins, together with an exposure suit to match the water temperature. Both allow you to enjoy the underwater world and are taught by all major diving organisations.
Miami Beach snorkeling isn’t that special to snorkel, as it is mostly sandy bottom, but the waters are warm, shallow with mostly good visibility so you can see the seabed. You will see reef fish, crabs and stingrays, and the further you swim from the shoreline the more interesting it becomes.
Red tides in Florida are caused by harmful algae blooms, which can kill fish, can be harmful to humans that swim, snorkel or scuba dive in the sea, or can make the shellfish and molluscs dangerous to eat. Red tides affect Florida in the months of August to November most years.
Clearwater Beach Florida isn’t that special for snorkeling, as it is mostly sandy bottom, but the waters are warm and shallow with mostly good visibility so you can see the seabed. You will see reef fish and hermit crabs and the further you swim from the shoreline the more interesting it becomes.
Folly Beach isn’t good for snorkeling, as the visibility is bad due to a murky thermocline which is caused by pluff mud, the agitation of water caused by wave action and large tidal swings. What adds to the murky water is the many rivers that feed into the sea, which makes snorkeling disappointing.
Sataya Reef (Dolphin Reef) is best known for snorkelling and diving with spinner dolphins. Located in the Red Sea about 30km (19 miles) off the Egyptian coast near Hamata, which is about an 75 minute drive south from Marsa Alam, which can be experience by day boats or by Red Sea Liveaboard.
There are around 40 species of shark at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but the most common sharks found off this coast of the USA include spinner sharks, sand tiger sharks, sandbar sharks, bull sharks, blacktip sharks, tiger sharks and great white sharks.
Myrtle Beach isn’t very good for snorkeling, as the visibility is terrible due to the agitation of the water cause by wave action and large tidal swings. What adds to the murky water is the many rivers that feed into the sea in this area, which would make your snorkeling adventure disappointing.
The best way to get any smell out of wetsuit is to wash it in a container of water with a cap-full of wetsuit shampoo, Dettol, Febreze or Woolite. It’s best to vigorously rinse the wetsuit inside-out to washout any bad smells. Make sure to air dry your wetsuit inside-out so it’s ready to wear.
How far you can go underwater when you’re snorkelling depends on a few factors. The first of these factors is how long you can hold your breath for. The longer you can hold your breath, the deeper you can go. The second factor governing how deep you can go underwater when you’re snorkelling is your ears. As you dive down below the surface the water pressure increases. As a result of this increased water pressure, your ears will need to be equalised. If you’re not able to equalise the pressure in your ears as you dive down, this will limit how far underwater you can go. A third factor about how far underwater you can go is your mindset. Not everyone has the confidence to dive down deep and it can take time to master this and to build up the necessary confidence.
