Average Water Temperatures

To help you plan what sort of exposure suit you want to bring with you ( eg. wetsuit, semidry, or drysuit ) we have listed the average water temperatures we have on a monthly basis. We have also listed the average temperatures and hours of sunshine, so you know whether to bring the tanning oil or wooly hat.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Water Temperature

15°C

14°C

15°C

17°C

20°C

22°C

25°C

27°C

26°C

25°C

22°C

18°C

Air Temperature

16°C

17°C

19°C

21°C

24°C

27°C

31°C

32°C

28°C

25°C

19°C

17°C

Hours of Sunshine

We would reccomend the following exposure suit combinations for the months above:

December to April - Drysuit, semidry or 5mm wetsuit with short suit on top.

May to November - Long Wetsuit.

July to September - it is possible to dive in a short suit on the shallower dive sites .