Punta Ballena Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Punta Ballena is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Punta Ballena and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Punta Ballena right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Punta Ballena, Uruguay on 18th May 2024.
17.25° C
(63.05° F)
- yesterday: 14.8° C (58.64° F)
- a week ago: 16.14° C (61.05° 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 Punta Ballena on May 18th over the last 10 years is 16.83° C (62.29° F), with a low temperature of 14.51° C (58.12° F) and a high of 19.84° C (67.71° F).
Analysis and forecast for Punta Ballena water temperatures
The water temperature in Punta Ballena today is higher than the average temperature of 16.83° C (62.29° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th May 2023, was 17.36° C (63.25° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Punta Ballena 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 Punta Ballena by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Punta Ballena.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Punta Ballena changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Punta Ballena map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Punta Ballena
The highest temperature in Uruguay today is 29.87° C (85.77° F) in Costa de Oro. The lowest is in Canelones, where the temperature of the water is 17.06° C (62.71° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Punta Ballena?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Punta Ballena 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 Punta Ballena 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 Punta Ballena 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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