La Pepita Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Argentina – Mar del Plata)
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Today's La Pepita sea temperature is 14.9 °C.
Statistics for 20 May (1981–2005)
– mean: 12.5 °C,
range: 11.1 °C
to 14.6 °C
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The La Pepita water temperature is rather cool (14 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.
(click thumbnails to expand) Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for La Pepita. 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. La Pepita water temperatures peak in the range 17 to 22°C (63 to 72°F) on around the 26th of January and are at their coldest on about the 8th of August, in the range 6 to 11°C (43 to 52°F). The highest La Pepita water temperatures in the fourth week of January require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The coldest water temperatures at La Pepita mean that you will need a flexible 6/5/4mm wetsuit or a well fitting 5/4mm wetsuit with gloves and 5mm neoprene booties and a hood to surf here in early to mid August. Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at La Pepita 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 La Pepita. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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