Bahia Blanca Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Bahia Blanca right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Bahia Blanca, Argentina on 18th May 2024.

13.89° C

(57.01° F)

  • yesterday: 10.58° C (51.04° F)
  • a week ago: 11.46° C (52.63° 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 Bahia Blanca on May 18th over the last 10 years is 12.92° C (55.25° F), with a low temperature of 11.43° C (52.57° F) and a high of 14.48° C (58.06° F).

Analysis and forecast for Bahia Blanca water temperatures

The water temperature in Bahia Blanca today is higher than the average temperature of 12.92° C (55.25° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 14.1° C (57.38° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 18 13.89° C 57.01° F
May 17 10.58° C 51.04° F
May 17 10.58° C 51.04° F
May 16 10.14° C 50.25° F
May 15 10.99° C 51.78° F
May 14 11.34° C 52.41° F
May 13 11.56° C 52.81° F
May 12 11.65° C 52.97° F
May 11 11.46° C 52.63° F
May 10 11.92° C 53.46° F
May 9 12.07° C 53.73° F
May 8 12.21° C 53.98° F
May 7 12.45° C 54.41° F
May 6 12.56° C 54.61° F
May 5 12.36° C 54.25° F
May 4 12.97° C 55.35° F
May 3 12.92° C 55.26° F
May 2 13.11° C 55.6° F
May 1 13.44° C 56.19° F
April 30 13.6° C 56.48° F
April 29 13.84° C 56.91° F
April 28 14.22° C 57.6° F
April 27 14.47° C 58.05° F
April 26 14.56° C 58.21° F
April 25 14.67° C 58.41° F
April 24 15.02° C 59.04° F
April 23 15.24° C 59.43° F
April 22 15.85° C 60.53° F
April 21 15.84° C 60.51° F
April 20 16.2° C 61.16° 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 Bahia Blanca by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Bahia Blanca.

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

Bahia Blanca map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Bahia Blanca

The highest temperature in Argentina today is 21.77° C (71.19° F) in Puerto Iguazu. The lowest is in Rio Grande, where the temperature of the water is 6.83° C (44.3° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Bahia Blanca?

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