Today's Ogunquit Rivermouth sea temperature is 12.6 °C
(Normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 12.7 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 11.1 °C to 15.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 10 Jun (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Don't be deceived by the very warm air temperatures as the water temperature at Ogunquit Rivermouth will still be much colder. Surfers should wear a good quality spring wetsuit and optionally a neoprene hood, wetsuit gloves and boots. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant out of the water but really cold in the sea today.
 Map of current United States Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current United States 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 Ogunquit Rivermouth. 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.
Ogunquit Rivermouth sea temperatures peak in the range 17 to 21°C (63 to 70°F) on around the 12th of August and are at their minimum on about the 1st of March, in the range 2 to 3°C (36 to 37°F). The warmest Ogunquit Rivermouth sea temperatures in the second week of August require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The minimum sea temperatures at Ogunquit Rivermouth 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 March.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Ogunquit Rivermouth 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 Ogunquit Rivermouth. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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