Ramsgate Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Ramsgate right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Ramsgate, Australia on 18th May 2024.

20.73° C

(69.32° F)

  • yesterday: 20.85° C (69.53° F)
  • a week ago: 22.32° C (72.18° F)

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

The average sea temperature for Ramsgate on May 18th over the last 10 years is 21.16° C (70.09° F), with a low temperature of 18.85° C (65.93° F) and a high of 23.38° C (74.08° F).

Analysis and forecast for Ramsgate water temperatures

The water temperature in Ramsgate today is lower than the average temperature of 21.16° C (70.09° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 20.66° C (69.19° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 18 20.73° C 69.32° F
May 17 20.85° C 69.53° F
May 17 20.85° C 69.53° F
May 16 20.89° C 69.6° F
May 15 21° C 69.8° F
May 14 20.89° C 69.6° F
May 13 20.93° C 69.67° F
May 12 21.15° C 70.07° F
May 11 22.32° C 72.18° F
May 10 21.29° C 70.32° F
May 9 21.35° C 70.43° F
May 8 21.68° C 71.02° F
May 7 21.69° C 71.04° F
May 6 21.75° C 71.15° F
May 5 22.02° C 71.64° F
May 4 22.15° C 71.87° F
May 3 21.77° C 71.19° F
May 2 21.74° C 71.13° F
May 1 21.99° C 71.58° F
April 30 22.08° C 71.74° F
April 29 22.2° C 71.96° F
April 28 22.25° C 72.05° F
April 27 22.18° C 71.92° F
April 26 22.31° C 72.16° F
April 25 22.3° C 72.14° F
April 24 22.05° C 71.69° F
April 23 22.05° C 71.69° F
April 22 21.97° C 71.55° F
April 21 22.04° C 71.67° F
April 20 22.29° C 72.12° 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 Ramsgate by month

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

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

Ramsgate map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Ramsgate

The highest temperature in Australia today is 28.83° C (83.9° F) in Weipa. The lowest is in Austins Ferry, where the temperature of the water is 14.56° C (58.21° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Ramsgate?

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