Searcy Bay and Point Labatt Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Eyre Peninsula, Australia)
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Today's Searcy Bay and Point Labatt sea temperature is 17.6 °C
(Which is normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 18.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 17.0 °C to 18.9 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 22 May (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Searcy Bay and Point Labatt water temperature is reasonably warm (17 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16 °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 Searcy Bay and Point Labatt. 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.
Searcy Bay and Point Labatt sea water temperatures peak in the range 19 to 21°C (66 to 70°F) on around the 1st of March and are at their coldest on about the 1st of September, in the range 15 to 16°C (59 to 61°F). The warmest Searcy Bay and Point Labatt sea water temperatures at the beginning of March require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The coldest seasonal sea water temperatures at Searcy Bay and Point Labatt at the beginning of September lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Searcy Bay and Point Labatt 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 Searcy Bay and Point Labatt. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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