Yzerfontein Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Yzerfontein right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Yzerfontein, South Africa on 19th May 2024.

11.93° C

(53.47° F)

yesterday: 11.66° C (52.98° F)
a week ago: 14.27° C (57.69° 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 Yzerfontein on May 19th over the last 10 years is 14.2° C (57.57° F), with a low temperature of 11.82° C (53.28° F) and a high of 15.98° C (60.76° F).

Analysis and forecast for Yzerfontein water temperatures

The water temperature in Yzerfontein today is lower than the average temperature of 14.2° C (57.57° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 11.82° C (53.28° F).

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

Date	Temperature (Celsius)	Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19	11.93° C	53.47° F
May 18	11.66° C	52.98° F
May 17	14.82° C	58.68° F
May 16	14.74° C	58.53° F
May 15	14.2° C	57.56° F
May 14	13.98° C	57.16° F
May 13	14.33° C	57.79° F
May 12	14.27° C	57.69° F
May 11	14.46° C	58.03° F
May 10	14.76° C	58.57° F
May 9	14.54° C	58.17° F
May 8	14.47° C	58.05° F
May 7	13.92° C	57.06° F
May 6	13.43° C	56.17° F
May 5	14.02° C	57.24° F
May 4	13.68° C	56.62° F
May 3	13.82° C	56.88° F
May 2	12.88° C	55.18° F
May 1	12.59° C	54.66° F
April 30	12.4° C	54.32° F
April 29	12.18° C	53.92° F
April 28	12.11° C	53.8° F
April 27	12.19° C	53.94° F
April 26	12.43° C	54.37° F
April 25	13.05° C	55.49° F
April 24	13.27° C	55.89° F
April 23	12.28° C	54.1° F
April 22	12.41° C	54.34° F
April 21	12.15° C	53.87° F
April 20	12.26° C	54.07° F
April 19	12.3° C	54.14° 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 Yzerfontein by month

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

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

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

Yzerfontein map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Yzerfontein

Langebaan

South Africa, Africa

21.77 miles away

Saldanha

South Africa, Africa

26.87 miles away

The highest temperature in South Africa today is 25.47° C (77.84° F) in Sodwana Bay. The lowest is in Port Nolloth, where the temperature of the water is 11.65° C (52.96° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Yzerfontein?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Yzerfontein 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 Yzerfontein 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 Yzerfontein 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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