Oostende Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(North Sea – Belgium)
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Today's Oostende sea temperature is 13.2 °C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 10.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 8.6 °C to 12.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 06 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood and gloves.
The water temperature (13 °C) at Oostende is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (7 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.
Map of current Belgium Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Belgium 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 Oostende. 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.
Oostende sea temperatures peak in the range 16 to 19°C (61 to 66°F) on around the 15th of August and are at their coldest on about the 23rd of February, in the range 4 to 9°C (39 to 48°F). The warmest seasonal sea temperatures at Oostende in mid August lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots. The coldest sea temperatures at Oostende 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 in the fourth week of February.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Oostende 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 Oostende. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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