Cardigan Bay Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Cardigan Bay is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Cardigan Bay and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Cardigan Bay right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Cardigan Bay, United Kingdom on 18th May 2024.
13.12° C
(55.62° F)
- yesterday: 13.13° C (55.64° F)
- a week ago: 12.67° C (54.81° 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 Cardigan Bay on May 18th over the last 10 years is 11.92° C (53.46° F), with a low temperature of 10.77° C (51.39° F) and a high of 13.44° C (56.19° F).
Analysis and forecast for Cardigan Bay water temperatures
The water temperature in Cardigan Bay today is higher than the average temperature of 11.92° C (53.46° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 13.12° C (55.62° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Cardigan Bay over the last 30 days:
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 Cardigan Bay by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Cardigan Bay.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Cardigan Bay changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Cardigan Bay map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Cardigan Bay
The highest temperature in United Kingdom today is 13.55° C (56.4° F) in Brightlingsea. The lowest is in Sumburgh, where the temperature of the water is 8.19° C (46.75° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Cardigan Bay?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Cardigan Bay 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 Cardigan Bay 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 Cardigan Bay 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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