Today's Greenly Beach (Coles Point) sea temperature is 15.5 °C
(Slightly warmer than usual (0.5° above average))
| Mean: | 15.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 14.2 °C to 15.8 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 24 Sep (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
Cloudy and warm but the water temperature at Greenly Beach (Coles Point) will be noticeably colder than the air today. Most surfers will need a spring wetsuit. Feeling warmer out of the water than in the sea today.
 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 Greenly Beach (Coles Point). 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.
Greenly Beach sea temperatures peak in the range 19 to 21°C (66 to 70°F) on around the 1st of March and are at their minimum on about the 12th of September, in the range 14 to 16°C (57 to 61°F). The highest Greenly Beach sea temperatures at the beginning of March require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The minimum sea temperatures at Greenly Beach in the second week of September 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 Greenly Beach (Coles Point) 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 Greenly Beach (Coles Point). Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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