Salt Creek Beach Park Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(Orange County, USA)
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Today's Salt Creek Beach Park sea temperature is 56 °F
(Which is 3.1°F colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 59 °F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 55 °F to 63 °F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
The water temperature (55 °F) at Salt Creek Beach Park 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 (63 °F) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.
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) |
(click thumbnails to expand)
Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Salt Creek Beach Park. 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.
Salt Creek Beach Park sea temperatures peak in the range 18 to 22°C (64 to 72°F) on around the 5th of September and are at their lowest on about the 3rd of February, in the range 13 to 17°C (55 to 63°F). The maximum Salt Creek Beach Park sea temperatures at the beginning of September require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The lowest sea temperatures at Salt Creek Beach Park at the start of February 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 Salt Creek Beach Park 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 Salt Creek Beach Park. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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