Lido West Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Long Island New York, USA)
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Today's Lido West sea temperature is 11.3 °C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 10.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 7.7 °C to 12.8 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 10 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures, yet the sea at Lido West remains rather cold. Surfers will need a spring wetsuit and ideally neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Lido West. 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.
Lido West sea water temperatures peak in the range 21 to 24°C (70 to 75°F) on around the 9th of August and are at their coldest on about the 1st of March, in the range 2 to 4°C (36 to 39°F). Lido West sea water temperatures are always warm reach their warmest in early to mid August. You'll need a 2mm neoprene top or a shorty at dawn/dusk or if it's windy. The coldest sea water temperatures at Lido West mean that you will need a flexible 6/5/4mm wetsuit or a well fitting 5/4mm wetsuit with gloves and 5mm neoprene booties and a hood to surf here at the beginning of March.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Lido West 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 Lido West. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.



