Santa Caterina Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Sardinia, Italy)
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Today's Santa Caterina sea temperature is 18.5 °C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 17.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 15.5 °C to 18.5 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 09 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Santa Caterina water temperature is reasonably warm (18 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 17 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.
Map of current Italy Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Italy Sea Water Temperature Anomalies (compared with long term averages at this time of year) |
(click thumbnails to expand)
Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Santa Caterina. 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.
Santa Caterina sea water temperatures peak in the range 24 to 28°C (75 to 82°F) on around the 17th of August and are at their coldest on about the 1st of March, in the range 13 to 14°C (55 to 57°F). Year round warm sea water temperatures at Santa Caterina climb to their highest in the middle of August. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The coldest sea water temperatures at Santa Caterina 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 Santa Caterina 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 Santa Caterina. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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