Bird Point (Tidal Bore) Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Alaska – Mainland, USA)
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Today's Bird Point (Tidal Bore) sea temperature is 38 °F
(Which is 2.0°F colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 40 °F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 37 °F to 43 °F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 30 Apr (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Extremely low water temperature (37 °F) at Bird Point (Tidal Bore) is close to freezing. Even with a thick quality winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots it will be difficult for surfers to stay in the sea for very long today. Dangerously cold and cloudy, with below freezing wind chill temperatures (30 °F).
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 Bird Point (Tidal Bore). 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.
Bird Point (Tidal Bore) sea temperatures peak in the range 10 to 14°C (50 to 57°F) on around the 12th of August and are at their coldest on about the 30th of March, in the range 2 to 6°C (36 to 43°F). At its highest in the second week of August, low sea temperatures at Bird Point (Tidal Bore) are suited to a 5/4mm or 5/3mm good quality wetsuit with neoprene gloves and 3mm boots. You will need a hood if it's windy or the air is cold. The coldest sea temperatures at Bird Point (Tidal Bore) mean that you will need a flexible 6/5/4mm wetsuit or a well fitting 5/4mm wetsuit with gloves and 5mm neoprene booties and a hood to surf here at the tail of March.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Bird Point (Tidal Bore) 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 Bird Point (Tidal Bore). Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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