Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(East Coast of Victoria, Australia)
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Today's Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) sea temperature is 15.9 °C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 14.9 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 13.3 °C to 15.8 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 30 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.
The Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) water temperature is rather cool (15 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.
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 Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory). 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.
Sealers Cove sea temperatures peak in the range 17 to 19°C (63 to 66°F) on around the 16th of February and are at their coldest on about the 8th of August, in the range 12 to 13°C (54 to 55°F). The maximum Sealers Cove sea temperatures in the middle of February require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The coldest sea temperatures at Sealers Cove in early to mid 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 Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) 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 Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory). Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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