Goleta Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Goleta right now

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

14.6° C

(58.29° F)

  • yesterday: 14.35° C (57.84° F)
  • a week ago: 13.59° C (56.46° 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 Goleta on May 19th over the last 10 years is 14.45° C (58.01° F), with a low temperature of 12.86° C (55.15° F) and a high of 16.2° C (61.16° F).

Analysis and forecast for Goleta water temperatures

The water temperature in Goleta today is higher than the average temperature of 14.45° C (58.01° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 14.63° C (58.33° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19 14.6° C 58.29° F
May 18 14.35° C 57.84° F
May 17 13.85° C 56.93° F
May 16 13.6° C 56.48° F
May 15 13.42° C 56.16° F
May 14 13.47° C 56.25° F
May 13 13.39° C 56.1° F
May 12 13.59° C 56.46° F
May 11 14.02° C 57.24° F
May 10 12.75° C 54.95° F
May 9 13.6° C 56.48° F
May 8 13.14° C 55.65° F
May 7 13.25° C 55.85° F
May 6 13.14° C 55.65° F
May 5 13.42° C 56.16° F
May 4 13.78° C 56.8° F
May 3 13.59° C 56.46° F
May 2 13.75° C 56.75° F
May 1 13.49° C 56.28° F
April 30 13.21° C 55.78° F
April 29 12.84° C 55.11° F
April 28 12.94° C 55.29° F
April 27 13.15° C 55.67° F
April 26 13.54° C 56.37° F
April 25 13.72° C 56.7° F
April 24 13.94° C 57.09° F
April 23 14.02° C 57.24° F
April 22 13.89° C 57° F
April 21 13.57° C 56.43° F
April 20 13.65° C 56.57° F
April 19 13.89° C 57° 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 Goleta by month

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

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

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Goleta map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Goleta

Isla Vista

United States, North America

2.45 miles away

Santa Barbara

United States, North America

7.45 miles away

Butterfly Beach

United States, North America

10.25 miles away

Toro Canyon

United States, North America

14.49 miles away

Carpinteria

United States, North America

17.81 miles away

Gaviota

United States, North America

22.20 miles away

The highest temperature in United States today is 27.93° C (82.28° F) in Big Coppitt Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.65° C (29.04° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Goleta?

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