Great Guana Cay Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Great Guana Cay right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Great Guana Cay, Bahamas on 19th May 2024.

26.73° C

(80.12° F)

  • yesterday: 26.55° C (79.79° F)
  • a week ago: 25.86° C (78.55° F)

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

The average sea temperature for Great Guana Cay on May 19th over the last 10 years is 26.08° C (78.95° F), with a low temperature of 25.18° C (77.32° F) and a high of 26.92° C (80.46° F).

Analysis and forecast for Great Guana Cay water temperatures

The water temperature in Great Guana Cay today is higher than the average temperature of 26.08° C (78.95° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 26.72° C (80.1° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19 26.73° C 80.12° F
May 18 26.55° C 79.79° F
May 17 26.67° C 80.01° F
May 16 26.33° C 79.39° F
May 15 26.28° C 79.3° F
May 14 25.76° C 78.37° F
May 13 25.86° C 78.55° F
May 12 25.86° C 78.55° F
May 11 25.77° C 78.39° F
May 10 25.61° C 78.1° F
May 9 25.45° C 77.81° F
May 8 25.2° C 77.36° F
May 7 24.92° C 76.86° F
May 6 24.75° C 76.55° F
May 5 24.65° C 76.37° F
May 4 24.5° C 76.1° F
May 3 24.29° C 75.72° F
May 2 24.08° C 75.34° F
May 1 23.94° C 75.09° F
April 30 23.88° C 74.98° F
April 29 23.94° C 75.09° F
April 28 24.11° C 75.4° F
April 27 24.24° C 75.63° F
April 26 24.2° C 75.56° F
April 25 24.24° C 75.63° F
April 24 24.27° C 75.69° F
April 23 24.27° C 75.69° F
April 22 24.76° C 76.57° F
April 21 24.75° C 76.55° F
April 20 24.58° C 76.24° F
April 19 24.39° C 75.9° 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 Great Guana Cay by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Great Guana Cay.

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

Great Guana Cay map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Great Guana Cay

The highest temperature in Bahamas today is 28.03° C (82.46° F) in Andros Island. The lowest is in Green Turtle Cay, where the temperature of the water is 25.23° C (77.42° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Great Guana Cay?

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