Today's Lawrencetown Left Point sea temperature is 8.7 °C
(Normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 8.5 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures (feels like 15 °C) at Lawrencetown Left Point, yet the sea remains very cold (8 °C). Surfers will need a thick winter wetsuit, a hood, gloves and neoprene boots.
 Map of current Canada Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Canada 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 Lawrencetown Left Point. 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.
Lawrencetown Left Point water temperatures peak in the range 15 to 19°C (59 to 66°F) on around the 10th of August and are at their coldest on about the 22nd of February, in the range -1 to 2°C (30 to 36°F). The warmest seasonal water temperatures at Lawrencetown Left Point in early to mid August lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots. The coldest water temperatures at Lawrencetown Left Point 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 the second half of February.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Lawrencetown Left Point 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 Lawrencetown Left Point. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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