Surf City Pier Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(North Carolina, USA)
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Today's Surf City Pier sea temperature is 19.2 °C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 23.3 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 22.1 °C to 24.8 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
Cloudy and warm but the water temperature at Surf City Pier will be noticeably colder than the air today. Most surfers will need a spring wetsuit. Feeling warmer out of the water than in the sea today.
Map of current United States Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current United States 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 Surf City Pier. 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.
Surf City Pier water temperatures peak in the range 27 to 29°C (81 to 84°F) on around the 25th of July and are at their lowest on about the 3rd of February, in the range 17 to 21°C (63 to 70°F). Year round warm water temperatures at Surf City Pier climb to their warmest in late July. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The lowest Surf City Pier water temperatures at the start of February require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Surf City Pier 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 Surf City Pier. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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