Today's Paradise sea temperature is 12.6 °C
(1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 14.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 13.1 °C to 15.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Sunny with deceptively warm air temperatures, yet the sea remains quite cold at Paradise. Surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit and optionally a hood, neoprene gloves and boots.
 Map of current Namibia Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Namibia 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 Paradise. 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.
Paradise sea temperatures peak in the range 16 to 20°C (61 to 68°F) on around the 20th of February and are at their minimum on about the 2nd of August, in the range 13 to 14°C (55 to 57°F). The highest Paradise sea temperatures in mid to late February require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The minimum sea temperatures at Paradise in early 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 Paradise 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 Paradise. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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