Today's Luz sea temperature is 18.5 °C
(Normal for this time of year (within 0.0° of average))
| Mean: | 18.5 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 17.2 °C to 19.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 17 Aug (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
A big contrast between hot air temperatures (feeling like 32 °C once we account for wind), and cool water temperature (18 °C) at Luz. Surfers will need a thin summer wetsuit.
 Map of current Brazil Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Brazil 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 Luz. 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.
Luz sea temperatures peak in the range 24 to 27°C (75 to 81°F) on around the 5th of March and are at their minimum on about the 13th of August, in the range 16 to 20°C (61 to 68°F). Year round warm sea temperatures at Luz climb to their warmest at the beginning of March. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The minimum Luz sea temperatures in the third week of August require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Luz 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 Luz. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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