Today's Playa de las Americas sea temperature is 23.5 °C
(Normal for this time of year (within 0.4° of average))
| Mean: | 23.1 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 22.0 °C to 25.1 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.
Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 27 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (23 °C) warm too. Staying warm in the water won't be a problem in board-shorts, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.
 Map of current Spain (Africa) Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Spain (Africa) 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 Playa de las Americas. 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.
Playa de las Americas sea temperatures peak in the range 23 to 25°C (73 to 77°F) on around the 11th of September and are at their minimum on about the 19th of February, in the range 18 to 20°C (64 to 68°F). Playa de las Americas sea temperatures are always warm reach their highest in the second week of September. You'll need a 2mm neoprene top or a shorty at dawn/dusk or if it's windy. The minimum Playa de las Americas sea temperatures in the third week of February require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Playa de las Americas 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 Playa de las Americas. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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