Luna Roja Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Argentina – Buenos Aires)
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Today's Luna Roja sea temperature is 13.3 °C.
Statistics for 04 Jun (1981–2005)
– mean: 11.0 °C,
range: 9.0 °C
to 13.0 °C
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The water temperature (13 °C) at Luna Roja is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (7 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.
(click thumbnails to expand) Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Luna Roja. 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. Luna Roja water temperatures peak in the range 17 to 21°C (63 to 70°F) on around the 10th of February and are at their coldest on about the 5th of August, in the range 6 to 11°C (43 to 52°F). The maximum Luna Roja water temperatures in early to mid February require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The coldest water temperatures at Luna Roja 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 at the beginning of August. Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Luna Roja 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 Luna Roja. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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