Estimate your diving weight at DiveBuddy:
divebuddy.com/calculator/weight.aspx
Taken from the PADI manual.
| Exposure Suit Type | Start With (Salt Water) |
| Swimsuit/dive skin | 1 – 4 lbs |
| 3 mm/1/16 in. one piece wetsuit, shorties, jumpsuit | 5% of your body weight |
| 5 mm/3/16 in. two piece wetsuit | 10% of your body weight |
| 7 mm/1/4 in. wetsuit w/hood & gloves | 10% of your body weight, + 3 – 5 lbs |
| Neoprene drysuit | 10% of your body weight, + 7 – 10 lbs |
| Shell drysuit, light undergarment | 10% of your body weight, + 3 – 5 lbs |
| Shell drysuit, heavy undergarment | 10% of your body weight, + 7-14 lbs |
