Kastro Point (Parga) Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Ionian Sea, Greece)
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Today's Kastro Point (Parga) sea temperature is 18.5 °C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)
| Mean: | 17.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 15.9 °C to 19.8 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Kastro Point (Parga) water temperature is reasonably warm (18 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 19 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.
Map of current Greece Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Greece 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 Kastro Point (Parga). 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.
Kastro Point (Parga) sea temperatures peak in the range 25 to 28°C (77 to 82°F) on around the 14th of August and are at their minimum on about the 1st of March, in the range 14 to 15°C (57 to 59°F). Year round warm sea temperatures at Kastro Point (Parga) climb to their warmest in mid August. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The minimum sea temperatures at Kastro Point (Parga) at the beginning of March 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 Kastro Point (Parga) 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 Kastro Point (Parga). Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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