El Masnou Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Catalunia, Spain)
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Today's El Masnou sea temperature is 57 °F
(Which is normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 58 °F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 56 °F to 59 °F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 03 Apr (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
The water temperature (55 °F) at El Masnou is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (59 °F) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.
Map of current Spain (Europe) Surface Water Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites |
Map of current Spain (Europe) 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 El Masnou. 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.
El Masnou sea temperatures peak in the range 24 to 28°C (75 to 82°F) on around the 16th of August and are at their coldest on about the 1st of March, in the range 12 to 14°C (54 to 57°F). Year round warm sea temperatures at El Masnou climb to their warmest in the middle of August. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. The coldest sea temperatures at El Masnou 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 El Masnou 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 El Masnou. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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