Lennards Island Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Far South New South Wales, Australia)
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Today's Lennards Island sea temperature is 20.7 °C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 17.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 15.7 °C to 18.8 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Lennards Island water temperature is warm (20 °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 Australia Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Australia 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 Lennards Island. 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.
Lennards Island sea temperatures peak in the range 19 to 22°C (66 to 72°F) on around the 16th of February and are at their coldest on about the 21st of August, in the range 13 to 16°C (55 to 61°F). Lennards Island sea temperatures are highest in the middle of February. Surfers should use a 2mm long sleeve shorty or a 3/2mm spring wetsuit if the wind is up. The coldest sea temperatures at Lennards Island in mid to late August 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 Lennards Island 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 Lennards Island. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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