Today's Playa de Barona sea temperature is 15.8 °C
(1.2° colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 17.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 15.9 °C to 18.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 18 Oct (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.
The water temperature (15 °C) at Playa de Barona is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.
 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 Playa de Barona. 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 Barona sea temperatures peak in the range 18 to 20°C (64 to 68°F) on around the 20th of August and are at their lowest on about the 24th of February, in the range 12 to 15°C (54 to 59°F). The maximum Playa de Barona sea temperatures in mid to late August require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The lowest sea temperatures at Playa de Barona in the fourth week of February 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 Playa de Barona 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 Barona. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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