Kei Mouth Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Eastern Cape – Wild Coast, South Africa)
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Today's Kei Mouth sea temperature is 21.9 °C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 22.9 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 21.6 °C to 24.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Kei Mouth water temperature is warm (21 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 16 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.
Map of current South Africa Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current South Africa Sea Water Temperature Anomalies (compared with long term averages at this time of year) |
(click thumbnails to expand)
Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Kei Mouth. 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.
Kei Mouth sea water temperatures peak in the range 23 to 26°C (73 to 79°F) on around the 2nd of February and are at their minimum on about the 5th of September, in the range 19 to 21°C (66 to 70°F). Kei Mouth sea water temperatures are always warm reach their warmest in early February. You'll need a 2mm neoprene top or a shorty at dawn/dusk or if it's windy. The minimum Kei Mouth sea water temperatures at the beginning of September require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Kei Mouth 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 Kei Mouth. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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