Salmon Hole Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Yorke Peninsula, Australia)
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Today's Salmon Hole sea temperature is 18.5 °C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 17.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 16.5 °C to 18.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 15 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Salmon Hole water temperature is reasonably warm (18 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 18 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.
Map of current Australia Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Australia 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 Salmon Hole. 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.
Salmon Hole sea temperatures peak in the range 18 to 21°C (64 to 70°F) on around the 1st of March and are at their coldest on about the 2nd of September, in the range 14 to 15°C (57 to 59°F). The maximum Salmon Hole sea temperatures at the beginning of March require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The coldest sea temperatures at Salmon Hole in early September 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 Salmon Hole 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 Salmon Hole. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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