Vila Real de Santo Antonio Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(The Algarve, Portugal)
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Today's Vila Real de Santo Antonio sea temperature is 17.4 °C
(Which is normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 17.5 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 16.4 °C to 18.7 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Vila Real de Santo Antonio water temperature is reasonably warm (17 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 17 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.
Map of current Portugal Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Portugal 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 Vila Real de Santo Antonio. 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.
Vila Real de Santo Antonio sea water temperatures peak in the range 21 to 23°C (70 to 73°F) on around the 15th of August and are at their lowest on about the 19th of February, in the range 15 to 17°C (59 to 63°F). Vila Real de Santo Antonio sea water temperatures are maximum in mid August. Surfers should use a 2mm long sleeve shorty or a 3/2mm spring wetsuit if the wind is up. The lowest seasonal sea water temperatures at Vila Real de Santo Antonio in the third week of February 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 Vila Real de Santo Antonio 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 Vila Real de Santo Antonio. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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