Pico de el Puerto Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Andalucia, Spain)
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Today's Pico de el Puerto sea temperature is 18.5 °C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 17.1 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 16.2 °C to 18.4 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The water temperature (18 °C) at Pico de el Puerto is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 19 °C.
Map of current Spain (Europe) Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Spain (Europe) 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 Pico de el Puerto. 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.
Pico de el Puerto sea temperatures peak in the range 23 to 25°C (73 to 77°F) on around the 16th of August and are at their lowest on about the 1st of March, in the range 14 to 16°C (57 to 61°F). Pico de el Puerto sea temperatures are always warm reach their warmest in the middle of August. You'll need a 2mm neoprene top or a shorty at dawn/dusk or if it's windy. The lowest sea temperatures at Pico de el Puerto at the beginning of March 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 Pico de el Puerto 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 Pico de el Puerto. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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