Camber Sands Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Camber Sands right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Camber Sands, United Kingdom on 18th May 2024.

11.72° C

(53.1° F)

  • yesterday: 11.67° C (53.01° F)
  • a week ago: 12.03° C (53.65° 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 Camber Sands on May 18th over the last 10 years is 11.54° C (52.78° F), with a low temperature of 9.74° C (49.53° F) and a high of 12.71° C (54.88° F).

Analysis and forecast for Camber Sands water temperatures

The water temperature in Camber Sands today is higher than the average temperature of 11.54° C (52.78° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 11.66° C (52.99° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 18 11.72° C 53.1° F
May 17 11.67° C 53.01° F
May 16 12.65° C 54.77° F
May 15 12.87° C 55.17° F
May 14 12.92° C 55.26° F
May 13 12.67° C 54.81° F
May 12 12.4° C 54.32° F
May 11 12.03° C 53.65° F
May 10 11.82° C 53.28° F
May 9 11.93° C 53.47° F
May 8 11.69° C 53.04° F
May 7 11.67° C 53.01° F
May 6 11.45° C 52.61° F
May 5 11.61° C 52.9° F
May 4 11.36° C 52.45° F
May 3 11.2° C 52.16° F
May 2 11.43° C 52.57° F
May 1 11.58° C 52.84° F
April 30 11.3° C 52.34° F
April 29 11.22° C 52.2° F
April 28 11.05° C 51.89° F
April 27 10.84° C 51.51° F
April 26 10.82° C 51.48° F
April 25 11.05° C 51.89° F
April 24 10.81° C 51.46° F
April 23 10.82° C 51.48° F
April 22 10.86° C 51.55° F
April 21 10.87° C 51.57° F
April 20 10.96° C 51.73° F
April 19 11.03° C 51.85° F
April 18 11.08° C 51.94° 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 Camber Sands by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Camber Sands.

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

Camber Sands map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Camber Sands

The highest temperature in United Kingdom today is 13.61° C (56.5° F) in Brightlingsea. The lowest is in Sumburgh, where the temperature of the water is 8.25° C (46.85° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Camber Sands?

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