Barinatxe – La Salvaje Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Pais Vasco, Spain)
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Today's Barinatxe - La Salvaje sea temperature is 16.3 °C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 14.3 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 12.4 °C to 16.1 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 08 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
The water temperature (16 °C) at Barinatxe - La Salvaje is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Barinatxe - La Salvaje. 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.
Barinatxe - La Salvaje water temperatures peak in the range 20 to 24°C (68 to 75°F) on around the 10th of August and are at their minimum on about the 1st of March, in the range 12 to 13°C (54 to 55°F). Barinatxe - La Salvaje water temperatures are highest in early to mid August. Surfers should use a 2mm long sleeve shorty or a 3/2mm spring wetsuit if the wind is up. The minimum water temperatures at Barinatxe - La Salvaje 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 Barinatxe - La Salvaje 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 Barinatxe - La Salvaje. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.



