Ilha dos Lobos Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil)
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Today's Ilha dos Lobos sea temperature is 23.0 °C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 21.3 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 19.8 °C to 22.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 08 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a shorty .
Warm in and out of the water temperature at Ilha dos Lobos today, but forecast to be overcast. With sea temperatures of 23 °C and a wind chill of 20 °C, most surfers will choose a shorty or a summer suit or just board shorts.
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 Ilha dos Lobos. 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.
Ilha dos Lobos sea temperatures peak in the range 24 to 27°C (75 to 81°F) on around the 7th of March and are at their coldest on about the 13th of August, in the range 14 to 18°C (57 to 64°F). Year round warm sea temperatures at Ilha dos Lobos climb to their highest in the first part of March. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The coldest seasonal sea temperatures at Ilha dos Lobos in the third week 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 Ilha dos Lobos 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 Ilha dos Lobos. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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