Today's Jetty Park sea temperature is 28.5 °C
(Normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 28.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 27.4 °C to 29.3 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 21 Jun (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.
Hot air temperatures, feeling like 30 °C once we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (28 °C) at Jetty Park. Clouds should reduce UV so boardshorts and a rash vest should be ok.
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Jetty Park. 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.
Jetty Park water temperatures peak in the range 29 to 30°C (84 to 86°F) on around the 10th of August and are at their minimum on about the 10th of February, in the range 20 to 23°C (68 to 73°F). Year round warm water temperatures at Jetty Park climb to their highest in early to mid August. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. Jetty Park water temperatures are minimum in early to mid February. 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 Jetty Park 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 Jetty Park. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.


