Old Beach Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Old Beach right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Old Beach, Australia on 19th May 2024.

14.22° C

(57.59° F)

  • yesterday: 14.31° C (57.75° F)
  • a week ago: 15.7° C (60.26° 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 Old Beach on May 19th over the last 10 years is 13.97° C (57.14° F), with a low temperature of 12.86° C (55.15° F) and a high of 14.56° C (58.21° F).

Analysis and forecast for Old Beach water temperatures

The water temperature in Old Beach today is higher than the average temperature of 13.97° C (57.14° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 14.14° C (57.45° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19 14.22° C 57.59° F
May 18 14.31° C 57.75° F
May 17 14.82° C 58.68° F
May 16 14.99° C 58.98° F
May 15 15.07° C 59.13° F
May 14 15.59° C 60.06° F
May 13 15.48° C 59.86° F
May 12 15.7° C 60.26° F
May 11 15.74° C 60.33° F
May 10 15.78° C 60.4° F
May 9 15.75° C 60.35° F
May 8 15.83° C 60.49° F
May 7 15.92° C 60.66° F
May 6 16.18° C 61.12° F
May 5 15.93° C 60.67° F
May 4 15.93° C 60.67° F
May 3 15.97° C 60.75° F
May 2 16.15° C 61.07° F
May 1 16.31° C 61.36° F
April 30 16.46° C 61.63° F
April 29 16.63° C 61.93° F
April 28 16.62° C 61.92° F
April 27 16.59° C 61.86° F
April 26 16.77° C 62.19° F
April 25 16.96° C 62.53° F
April 24 17.06° C 62.71° F
April 23 17.13° C 62.83° F
April 22 17.17° C 62.91° F
April 21 17.44° C 63.39° F
April 20 17.4° C 63.32° F
April 19 17.38° C 63.28° 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 Old Beach by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Old Beach.

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

Old Beach map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Old Beach

The highest temperature in Australia today is 28.68° C (83.62° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Granton, where the temperature of the water is 14.65° C (58.36° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Old Beach?

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