Cape Point Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Cape Point is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Cape Point and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Cape Point right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Cape Point, South Africa on 19th May 2024.
14.85° C
(58.74° F)
- yesterday: 14.77° C (58.59° F)
- a week ago: 15.8° C (60.44° 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 Cape Point on May 19th over the last 10 years is 15.71° C (60.28° F), with a low temperature of 14.11° C (57.4° F) and a high of 17.22° C (63° F).
Analysis and forecast for Cape Point water temperatures
The water temperature in Cape Point today is lower than the average temperature of 15.71° C (60.28° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 14.88° C (58.78° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Cape Point over the last 30 days:
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 Cape Point by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Cape Point.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Cape Point changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Cape Point map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Cape Point
The highest temperature in South Africa today is 25.33° C (77.6° F) in Sodwana Bay. The lowest is in Port Nolloth, where the temperature of the water is 11.51° C (52.73° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Cape Point?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Cape Point 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 Cape Point 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 Cape Point 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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