Dover Beaches North Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Dover Beaches North right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Dover Beaches North, United States on 19th May 2024.

15.26° C

(59.46° F)

  • yesterday: 15.19° C (59.33° F)
  • a week ago: 12.36° C (54.25° F)

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

The average sea temperature for Dover Beaches North on May 19th over the last 10 years is 14.32° C (57.77° F), with a low temperature of 12.39° C (54.3° F) and a high of 16.85° C (62.33° F).

Analysis and forecast for Dover Beaches North water temperatures

The water temperature in Dover Beaches North today is higher than the average temperature of 14.32° C (57.77° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 15.4° C (59.72° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19 15.26° C 59.46° F
May 18 15.19° C 59.33° F
May 17 12.45° C 54.41° F
May 16 12.27° C 54.09° F
May 15 13° C 55.4° F
May 14 13.01° C 55.42° F
May 13 12.74° C 54.93° F
May 12 12.36° C 54.25° F
May 11 12.21° C 53.98° F
May 10 12.79° C 55.02° F
May 9 12.21° C 53.98° F
May 8 11.63° C 52.93° F
May 7 11.09° C 51.96° F
May 6 11.57° C 52.83° F
May 5 11.98° C 53.56° F
May 4 12.21° C 53.98° F
May 3 12.39° C 54.3° F
May 2 12.52° C 54.54° F
May 1 12.54° C 54.57° F
April 30 12.38° C 54.28° F
April 29 12.71° C 54.88° F
April 28 10.43° C 50.77° F
April 27 10.12° C 50.22° F
April 26 10.06° C 50.11° F
April 25 9.88° C 49.78° F
April 24 9.9° C 49.82° F
April 23 9.81° C 49.66° F
April 22 9.78° C 49.6° F
April 21 10.01° C 50.02° F
April 20 9.64° C 49.35° F
April 19 9.52° C 49.14° 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 Dover Beaches North by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Dover Beaches North.

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

Dover Beaches North map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Dover Beaches North

The highest temperature in United States today is 27.82° C (82.07° F) in Big Coppitt Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.76° C (28.82° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Dover Beaches North?

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