Mermaid Beach Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Gold Coast, Australia)
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Today's Mermaid Beach sea temperature is 24.3 °C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)
| Mean: | 23.5 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 22.6 °C to 24.9 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a shorty .
Warm in and out of the water temperature at Mermaid Beach today, but forecast to be overcast. With sea temperatures of 24 °C and a wind chill of 20 °C, most surfers will choose a shorty or a summer suit or just board shorts.
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) |
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Mermaid Beach. 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.
Mermaid Beach sea water temperatures peak in the range 26 to 28°C (79 to 82°F) on around the 5th of February and are at their minimum on about the 16th of August, in the range 19 to 22°C (66 to 72°F). Year round warm sea water temperatures at Mermaid Beach climb to their highest at the beginning of February. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. Mermaid Beach sea water temperatures are minimum in the middle of August. Surfers should use a 2mm long sleeve shorty or a 3/2mm spring wetsuit if the wind is up.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Mermaid Beach 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 Mermaid Beach. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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