Clonmass Bay (Ards) Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Donegal, Ireland)
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Today's Clonmass Bay (Ards) sea temperature is 11.2 °C
(Which is normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 10.9 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 9.5 °C to 12.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 21 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Mild or warm air temperatures (wind chill 18 °C) and rather cooler water temperatures (11 °C) at Clonmass Bay (Ards) today. Surfers will need a quality spring wetsuit and perhaps a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Map of current Ireland Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Ireland 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 Clonmass Bay (Ards). 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 Clonmass Bay (Ards) 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 Clonmass Bay (Ards). Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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