Today's Salmon Holes Reef sea temperature is 19.7 °C
(2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 17.7 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 16.6 °C to 19.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
The Salmon Holes Reef water temperature is reasonably warm (19 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (14 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.
 Map of current Australia Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Australia 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 Salmon Holes Reef. 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.
Salmon Holes Reef sea temperatures peak in the range 19 to 20°C (66 to 68°F) on around the 1st of March and are at their lowest on about the 10th of September, in the range 15 to 17°C (59 to 63°F). The warmest Salmon Holes Reef sea temperatures at the beginning of March require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The lowest seasonal sea temperatures at Salmon Holes Reef in early to mid September lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Salmon Holes Reef 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 Salmon Holes Reef. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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