Punta Topocalma Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
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Today's Punta Topocalma sea temperature is 12.0 °C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 14.7 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 13.1 °C to 16.7 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Mild or warm air temperatures (wind chill 16 °C) and rather cooler water temperatures (12 °C) at Punta Topocalma today. Surfers will need a quality spring wetsuit and perhaps a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Map of current Chile Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Chile 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 Punta Topocalma. 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.
Punta Topocalma sea water temperatures peak in the range 17 to 18°C (63 to 64°F) on around the 1st of March and are at their minimum on about the 12th of August, in the range 12 to 14°C (54 to 57°F). The maximum seasonal sea water temperatures at Punta Topocalma at the beginning of March lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots. The minimum sea water temperatures at Punta Topocalma in the second week of 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 Punta Topocalma 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 Punta Topocalma. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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