Coldest water temps for wake boarding

[wakeboarder3780]

This is where the WI blood helps take the title. Rode in 36 water, 42 air. I ride 2 weeks after the ice breaks. I'd ride the day the ice breaks, but there are hidden ice chunks and TONS of debris in the water. The 2 weeks is just for me to wait for crap to get out of the water. With a dry suit, neoprene gloves, and a little neoprene cap you can take some pretty good abuse. Anything to ride Within the next few years we plan on moving south where lakes never freeze so I can ride year round. Should be a nice change.

[BKinSoCal]

IMO...with the proper gear (ie. dry suit/wet suit, gloves, hat, etc.), you can ride in anything....think its just a matter of is it worth it to you or not. At this stage in my life being chained to a desk ~80-120 hours a week (by choice obviously...we choose the paths we take....generally), I'll go riding anytime/anywhere with anyone - I flat out do not care how cold, how rough the water is, etc. I'm the happiest when I'm at the end of a rope behind a Nautique.

I'm right there with you, Andrew. I just wish I was closer to my boat (4-hours away) so I could ride more often.

[crobi2]

Rule of 100 for the boat and rule of 90 for the park.

[perry386]

60 degree water with 70 degree air in November with no wetsuit at all. Needless to say it was unbelievably cold. I was wearing only boardshorts and my vest. I hyperventilated when I got in! Moral of the story: BY A WETSUIT

[Tom351]

Not sure of the water temp (January in Atlanta so probably high 40's), air in the 50's had a few spectators in the boat staying fairly warm...until my brother stuck the bow of our SN2001 into a roller on a turn around.... After that I was the warmest one out there since I was wearing the wetsuit.

[gride]

i'll start riding when the water hits 60, but it still has to be sunny and warmer than the water. i'll wear a 2/2 spring suit. Hopefully only two more weeks. If I had a high end 4/3, some thin neo socks, and some thin gloves I would start riding well before said water/air temps.