Today's Barra do Sul sea temperature is 19.9 °C
(Normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 20.3 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 18.5 °C to 21.3 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 09 Jun (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Barra do Sul water temperature is reasonably warm (19 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 19 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.
 Map of current Brazil Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Brazil Sea Water Temperature Anomalies (compared with long term averages at this time of year) |
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Barra do Sul. This has been derived from analysis of two decades of oceanographic satellite measurements of nearby open water. We have calculated the average water temperature variation around the year as well as the extremes that have been observed on each date.
All of the graphs for the surf breaks presented on Surf-Forecast.com are on the same scale to enable comparison between locations around the world.
Barra do Sul sea water temperatures peak in the range 24 to 28°C (75 to 82°F) on around the 27th of February and are at their lowest on about the 24th of July, in the range 16 to 20°C (61 to 68°F). Year round warm sea water temperatures at Barra do Sul climb to their maximum in the last days of February. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The lowest Barra do Sul sea water temperatures in the fourth week of July require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Barra do Sul can vary by several degrees compared with these open water averages. This is especially true after heavy rain, close to river mouths or after long periods of strong offshore winds. Offshore winds cause colder deep water to replace surface water that has been warmed by the sun. Air temperature, wind-chill and sunshine should also be considered before deciding on the kind of wetsuit needed to stay warm when surfing at Barra do Sul. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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