Coffee Bay Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Coffee Bay is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Coffee Bay and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Coffee Bay right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Coffee Bay, South Africa on 18th April 2024.
24.44° C
(75.98° F)
- yesterday: 24.31° C (75.75° F)
- a week ago: 24.17° C (75.51° F)
Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.
The average sea temperature for Coffee Bay on April 18th over the last 10 years is 24.29° C (75.73° F), with a low temperature of 22.19° C (71.94° F) and a high of 25.92° C (78.66° F).
Analysis and forecast for Coffee Bay water temperatures
The water temperature in Coffee Bay today is higher than the average temperature of 24.29° C (75.73° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th April 2023, was 24.42° C (75.96° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Coffee Bay 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 Coffee Bay by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Coffee Bay.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Coffee Bay changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Coffee Bay map and nearby water temperatures
The highest temperature in South Africa today is 26.25° C (79.24° F) in Sodwana Bay. The lowest is in Port Nolloth, where the temperature of the water is 12.99° C (55.37° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Coffee Bay?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Coffee Bay 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 Coffee Bay 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 Coffee Bay 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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