Today's Avalon Point sea temperature is 18.3 °C
(1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 20.1 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 19.0 °C to 21.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
The Avalon Point water temperature is reasonably warm (18 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (11 °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 Avalon 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.
Avalon Point water temperatures peak in the range 21 to 23°C (70 to 73°F) on around the 1st of March and are at their coldest on about the 9th of September, in the range 17 to 20°C (63 to 68°F). Avalon Point water temperatures are always warm reach their maximum at the beginning of March. You'll need a 2mm neoprene top or a shorty at dawn/dusk or if it's windy. The coldest Avalon Point water temperatures in early to mid September require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Avalon 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 Avalon Point. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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