Sal Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Sal is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Sal and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Sal right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Sal, Morocco on 20th April 2024.
10.01° C
(50.02° F)
- yesterday: 10.09° C (50.16° F)
- a week ago: 8.54° C (47.37° 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 Sal on April 20th over the last 10 years is 8.88° C (47.99° F), with a low temperature of 6.35° C (43.43° F) and a high of 12.07° C (53.73° F).
Analysis and forecast for Sal water temperatures
The water temperature in Sal today is higher than the average temperature of 8.88° C (47.99° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 20th April 2023, was 10.12° C (50.22° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Sal 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 Sal by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Sal.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Sal changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Sal map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Sal
The highest temperature in Morocco today is 18.93° C (66.08° F) in Sidi Ifni. The lowest is in Sal, where the temperature of the water is 9.47° C (49.05° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Sal?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Sal 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 Sal 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 Sal 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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