Today's Bajada de los Palitos sea temperature is 7.6 °C
(Slightly cooler than normal (0.9° below average))
| Mean: | 8.5 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 7.6 °C to 9.3 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 19 Sep (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Don't be comforted by the pleasant air temperatures because the water temperature at Bajada de los Palitos will be much cooler than the air today. Surfers will need a thick winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Feeling much more pleasant out of the water than in the very cold sea today.
 Map of current Argentina Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Argentina 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 Bajada de los Palitos. 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.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Bajada de los Palitos 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 Bajada de los Palitos. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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