Zouira Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Tunis and North Coast, Tunisia)
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Today's Zouira sea temperature is 17.7 °C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)
| Mean: | 17.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 15.4 °C to 18.4 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Zouira water temperature is reasonably warm (17 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 18 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.
Map of current Tunisia Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Tunisia 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 Zouira. 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.
Zouira water temperatures peak in the range 25 to 28°C (77 to 82°F) on around the 15th of August and are at their coldest on about the 1st of March, at 14°C. Year round warm water temperatures at Zouira climb to their warmest in mid August. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The coldest water temperatures at Zouira 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 Zouira 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 Zouira. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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