Today's Praia Cardoso sea temperature is 18.4 °C
(1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)
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Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Praia Cardoso water temperature is reasonably warm (18 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Praia Cardoso. 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.
Praia Cardoso sea water temperatures peak in the range 25 to 27°C (77 to 81°F) on around the 7th of March and are at their minimum on about the 13th of August, in the range 16 to 19°C (61 to 66°F). Year round warm sea water temperatures at Praia Cardoso climb to their warmest in the first part of March. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The minimum Praia Cardoso sea water temperatures in the third week of August require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Praia Cardoso 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 Praia Cardoso. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.


