Kaka Point Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Kaka Point right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Kaka Point, New Zealand on 19th May 2024.

12.72° C

(54.9° F)

yesterday: 12.52° C (54.54° F)
a week ago: 11.11° C (52° 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 Kaka Point on May 19th over the last 10 years is 11.87° C (53.37° F), with a low temperature of 10.39° C (50.7° F) and a high of 12.91° C (55.24° F).

Analysis and forecast for Kaka Point water temperatures

The water temperature in Kaka Point today is higher than the average temperature of 11.87° C (53.37° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 12.91° C (55.24° F).

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

Date	Temperature (Celsius)	Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19	12.72° C	54.9° F
May 18	12.52° C	54.54° F
May 17	11.71° C	53.08° F
May 16	11.41° C	52.54° F
May 15	11.47° C	52.65° F
May 14	11.56° C	52.81° F
May 13	11.43° C	52.57° F
May 12	11.11° C	52° F
May 11	11.08° C	51.94° F
May 10	10.9° C	51.62° F
May 9	11.4° C	52.52° F
May 8	11.49° C	52.68° F
May 7	11.55° C	52.79° F
May 6	11.34° C	52.41° F
May 5	11.43° C	52.57° F
May 4	11.65° C	52.97° F
May 3	11.89° C	53.4° F
May 2	11.97° C	53.55° F
May 1	11.97° C	53.55° F
April 30	11.84° C	53.31° F
April 29	11.88° C	53.38° F
April 28	11.85° C	53.33° F
April 27	11.84° C	53.31° F
April 26	11.81° C	53.26° F
April 25	11.87° C	53.37° F
April 24	12.14° C	53.85° F
April 23	12.24° C	54.03° F
April 22	12.12° C	53.82° F
April 21	11.99° C	53.58° F
April 20	11.88° C	53.38° F
April 19	12.14° C	53.85° 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 Kaka Point by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Kaka Point.

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

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

Kaka Point map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in New Zealand today is 19.33° C (66.8° F) in Matapouri. The lowest is in Dunedin, where the temperature of the water is 13.23° C (55.82° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Kaka Point?

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