Golf Course Reef Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(South Coast – New South Wales, Australia)
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Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is 21.2 °C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 19.9 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 18.8 °C to 22.1 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 07 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
The Golf Course Reef water temperature is warm (21 °C) but the air temperature will feel a lot cooler (13 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.
Map of current Australia Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Australia 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 Golf Course Reef. 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.
Golf Course Reef sea temperatures peak in the range 21 to 24°C (70 to 75°F) on around the 29th of January and are at their minimum on about the 16th of August, in the range 15 to 18°C (59 to 64°F). Golf Course Reef sea temperatures are always warm reach their maximum in late January. You'll need a 2mm neoprene top or a shorty at dawn/dusk or if it's windy. The minimum seasonal sea temperatures at Golf Course Reef in the middle of August lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Golf Course Reef 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 Golf Course Reef. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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