Today's Canto Bravo (Ilha Bela) sea temperature is 21.8 °C
(Slightly warmer than usual)
| Mean: | 21.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 19.0 °C to 22.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 03 Jul (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Canto Bravo (Ilha Bela) water temperature is warm (21 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 18 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.
 Map of current Brazil Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Brazil 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 Canto Bravo (Ilha Bela). 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.
Canto Bravo (Ilha Bela) sea water temperatures peak in the range 24 to 28°C (75 to 82°F) on around the 26th of February and are at their minimum on about the 26th of July, in the range 19 to 22°C (66 to 72°F). Year round warm sea water temperatures at Canto Bravo (Ilha Bela) climb to their maximum in the fourth week of February. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. Canto Bravo (Ilha Bela) sea water temperatures are minimum in the fourth week of July. 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 Canto Bravo (Ilha Bela) 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 Canto Bravo (Ilha Bela). Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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