Sur Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Sur right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Sur, Oman on 17th May 2024.

30.4° C

(86.73° F)

  • yesterday: 30.44° C (86.8° F)
  • a week ago: 30.12° C (86.22° F)

Water at this temperature is very warm and you should look to bathe only. Avoid any kind of strenuous swimming as there is a real risk of heat stroke at this temperature.

The average sea temperature for Sur on May 17th over the last 10 years is 29.81° C (85.66° F), with a low temperature of 28.44° C (83.19° F) and a high of 31.45° C (88.61° F).

Analysis and forecast for Sur water temperatures

The water temperature in Sur today is higher than the average temperature of 29.81° C (85.66° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 17th May 2023, was 30.4° C (86.72° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 17 30.4° C 86.73° F
May 16 30.44° C 86.8° F
May 15 29.92° C 85.86° F
May 14 29.57° C 85.23° F
May 13 29.57° C 85.23° F
May 12 29.68° C 85.42° F
May 11 30.16° C 86.29° F
May 10 30.12° C 86.22° F
May 9 30.38° C 86.68° F
May 8 30.06° C 86.11° F
May 7 29.41° C 84.94° F
May 6 29.52° C 85.14° F
May 5 29.33° C 84.79° F
May 4 28.96° C 84.13° F
May 3 28.8° C 83.84° F
May 2 28.49° C 83.28° F
May 1 28.7° C 83.66° F
April 30 28.24° C 82.83° F
April 29 27.88° C 82.18° F
April 28 27.51° C 81.52° F
April 27 27.24° C 81.03° F
April 26 26.93° C 80.47° F
April 25 27.13° C 80.83° F
April 24 27.11° C 80.8° F
April 23 27.45° C 81.41° F
April 22 26.91° C 80.44° F
April 21 26.31° C 79.36° F
April 20 26.55° C 79.79° F
April 19 26.52° C 79.74° F
April 18 26.41° C 79.54° F
April 17 26.46° C 79.63° 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 Sur by month

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

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

Sur map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Sur

The highest temperature in Oman today is 30.15° C (86.28° F) in Al Sawadi. The lowest is in Bukha, where the temperature of the water is 27.93° C (82.28° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Sur?

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