Luderitz Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Luderitz is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Luderitz and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Luderitz right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Luderitz, Namibia on 19th May 2024.

12.59° C

(54.67° F)

  • yesterday: 12.74° C (54.94° F)
  • a week ago: 12.14° C (53.85° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for Luderitz on May 19th over the last 10 years is 13.03° C (55.45° F), with a low temperature of 12.29° C (54.12° F) and a high of 14.3° C (57.74° F).

Analysis and forecast for Luderitz water temperatures

The water temperature in Luderitz today is lower than the average temperature of 13.03° C (55.45° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 12.67° C (54.81° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Luderitz over the last 30 days:

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19 12.59° C 54.67° F
May 18 12.74° C 54.94° F
May 17 13.01° C 55.42° F
May 16 13.39° C 56.1° F
May 15 13.16° C 55.69° F
May 14 12.64° C 54.75° F
May 13 12.11° C 53.8° F
May 12 12.14° C 53.85° F
May 11 12.04° C 53.67° F
May 10 12.15° C 53.87° F
May 9 12.61° C 54.7° F
May 8 13.07° C 55.53° F
May 7 13.02° C 55.44° F
May 6 13.27° C 55.89° F
May 5 13.89° C 57° F
May 4 14.21° C 57.58° F
May 3 14.22° C 57.6° F
May 2 14.19° C 57.54° F
May 1 13.9° C 57.02° F
April 30 13.84° C 56.91° F
April 29 13.73° C 56.71° F
April 28 13.19° C 55.74° F
April 27 12.61° C 54.7° F
April 26 12.41° C 54.34° F
April 25 12.56° C 54.61° F
April 24 13.2° C 55.76° F
April 23 13.18° C 55.72° F
April 22 13.6° C 56.48° F
April 21 13.3° C 55.94° F
April 20 13.25° C 55.85° F
April 19 13.46° C 56.23° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Luderitz by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Luderitz.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Luderitz changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Luderitz map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Namibia today is 15.15° C (59.28° F) in Skeleton Bay. The lowest is in Luderitz, where the temperature of the water is 13.05° C (55.5° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Luderitz?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Luderitz because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Luderitz as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Luderitz comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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