Today's Paralelas sea temperature is 19.6 °C
(Slightly warmer than usual)
| Mean: | 18.8 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 17.1 °C to 20.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 04 Jul (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
The Paralelas water temperature is reasonably warm (19 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (13 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.
 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 Paralelas. 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.
Paralelas water temperatures peak in the range 24 to 28°C (75 to 82°F) on around the 27th of February and are at their minimum on about the 26th of July, in the range 16 to 20°C (61 to 68°F). Year round warm water temperatures at Paralelas climb to their maximum in the last days of February. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The minimum seasonal water temperatures at Paralelas in the fourth week of July lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Paralelas 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 Paralelas. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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