Today's Gamboa sea temperature is 17.1 °C
(2.6° colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 19.7 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 18.5 °C to 20.5 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 25 °C once we account for air movement. In contrast the sea remains relatively cold (17 °C). Surfers should wear a spring or summer wetsuit though no doubt some would wear less neoprene on such a warm day, no matter what temperature the sea is.
 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 Gamboa. 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.
Gamboa sea water temperatures peak in the range 24 to 28°C (75 to 82°F) on around the 5th of March and are at their minimum on about the 13th of August, in the range 17 to 20°C (63 to 68°F). Year round warm sea water temperatures at Gamboa climb to their warmest at the beginning of March. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The minimum Gamboa sea water temperatures in the third week of August require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Gamboa 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 Gamboa. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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