Today's Coccia de Morto sea temperature is 20.1 °C
(Slightly warmer than usual (0.9° above average))
| Mean: | 19.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 18.3 °C to 20.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Coccia de Morto water temperature is warm (20 °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 Italy Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Italy 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 Coccia de Morto. 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.
Coccia de Morto sea water temperatures peak in the range 23 to 28°C (73 to 82°F) on around the 12th of August and are at their coldest on about the 1st of March, in the range 13 to 14°C (55 to 57°F). Year round warm sea water temperatures at Coccia de Morto climb to their maximum in the second week of August. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The coldest sea water temperatures at Coccia de Morto at the beginning of March are ideally suited to a 4/3mm wetsuit + 3mm boots, although a 5/3mm wetsuit may be preferable for longer sessions and cold windy days.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Coccia de Morto 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 Coccia de Morto. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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