Papatea Bay Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(East Cape, New Zealand)
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Today's Papatea Bay sea temperature is 68 °F
(Which is normal for this time of year)
Mean: | 67 °F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Range: | 65 °F to 70 °F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics for 06 Jan (1981–2005) |
Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Papatea Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (66 °F) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 59 °F). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Papatea Bay. 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.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Papatea Bay 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 Papatea Bay. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.