Hout Bay Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Hout Bay right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Hout Bay, South Africa on 28th March 2024.

16.29° C

(61.32° F)

  • yesterday: 14.14° C (57.45° F)
  • a week ago: 14.96° C (58.93° 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 Hout Bay on March 28th over the last 10 years is 15.34° C (59.61° F), with a low temperature of 12.94° C (55.29° F) and a high of 18.92° C (66.06° F).

Analysis and forecast for Hout Bay water temperatures

The water temperature in Hout Bay today is higher than the average temperature of 15.34° C (59.61° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 16.32° C (61.38° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 16.29° C 61.32° F
March 27 14.14° C 57.45° F
March 27 14.14° C 57.45° F
March 26 15.05° C 59.09° F
March 25 15° C 59° F
March 24 15.35° C 59.63° F
March 23 15.36° C 59.65° F
March 22 16.11° C 61° F
March 21 14.96° C 58.93° F
March 20 14.85° C 58.73° F
March 19 14.63° C 58.33° F
March 18 14.77° C 58.59° F
March 17 14.64° C 58.35° F
March 16 15.08° C 59.14° F
March 15 15.21° C 59.38° F
March 14 15.14° C 59.25° F
March 13 15.53° C 59.95° F
March 12 15.5° C 59.9° F
March 11 15.38° C 59.68° F
March 10 15.33° C 59.59° F
March 9 15.33° C 59.59° F
March 8 15.15° C 59.27° F
March 7 15.06° C 59.11° F
March 6 15.19° C 59.34° F
March 5 14.98° C 58.96° F
March 4 15.03° C 59.05° F
March 3 15.48° C 59.86° F
March 2 15.32° C 59.58° F
March 1 14.81° C 58.66° F
February 29 14° C 57.2° 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 Hout Bay by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Hout Bay.

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

Hout Bay map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Hout Bay

The highest temperature in South Africa today is 27.51° C (81.51° F) in Sodwana Bay. The lowest is in Bloubergstrand, where the temperature of the water is 15.29° C (59.52° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Hout Bay?

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