Baie des Carpes Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
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Today's Baie des Carpes sea temperature is 20.3 °C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 21.7 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 19.6 °C to 24.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 29 Apr (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a shorty .
The water temperature (20 °C) at Baie des Carpes is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 18 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.
Map of current Senegal Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Senegal Sea Water Temperature Anomalies (compared with long term averages at this time of year) |
(click thumbnails to expand)
Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Baie des Carpes. 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.
Baie des Carpes water temperatures peak in the range 28 to 29°C (82 to 84°F) on around the 23rd of September and are at their coldest on about the 13th of March, in the range 19 to 22°C (66 to 72°F). Year round warm water temperatures at Baie des Carpes climb to their maximum in the fourth week of September. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. Baie des Carpes water temperatures are coldest in the third week of March. Surfers should use a 2mm long sleeve shorty or a 3/2mm spring wetsuit if the wind is up.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Baie des Carpes 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 Baie des Carpes. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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