Today's Itapuca sea temperature is 23.2 °C
(1.6° warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 21.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 20.5 °C to 22.9 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 24 Aug (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Itapuca water temperature is warm (23 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 19 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.
 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 Itapuca. 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.
Itapuca sea temperatures peak in the range 25 to 28°C (77 to 82°F) on around the 27th of February and are at their minimum on about the 7th of August, in the range 20 to 22°C (68 to 72°F). Year round warm sea temperatures at Itapuca climb to their maximum in the last days of February. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. Itapuca sea temperatures are minimum in the first part of August. Surfers should use a 2mm long sleeve shorty or a 3/2mm spring wetsuit if the wind is up.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Itapuca 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 Itapuca. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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