Sunset Beach Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Sunset Beach right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Sunset Beach, South Africa on 29th March 2024.

17.01° C

(62.62° F)

  • yesterday: 17.1° C (62.78° F)
  • a week ago: 16.11° C (61° 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 Sunset Beach on March 29th over the last 10 years is 14.61° C (58.29° F), with a low temperature of 12.33° C (54.19° F) and a high of 17.33° C (63.19° F).

Analysis and forecast for Sunset Beach water temperatures

The water temperature in Sunset Beach today is higher than the average temperature of 14.61° C (58.29° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 16.99° C (62.58° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 29 17.01° C 62.62° F
March 28 17.1° C 62.78° F
March 27 14.18° C 57.52° F
March 26 14.82° C 58.68° F
March 25 14.78° C 58.6° F
March 24 15.11° C 59.2° F
March 23 15.19° C 59.34° F
March 22 16.11° C 61° F
March 21 15.29° C 59.52° F
March 20 14.52° C 58.14° F
March 19 14.24° C 57.63° F
March 18 14.46° C 58.03° F
March 17 13.94° C 57.09° F
March 16 14.63° C 58.33° F
March 15 14.96° C 58.93° F
March 14 15.18° C 59.32° F
March 13 15.64° C 60.15° F
March 12 15.8° C 60.44° F
March 11 15.78° C 60.4° F
March 10 15.62° C 60.12° F
March 9 15.42° C 59.76° F
March 8 15.05° C 59.09° F
March 7 14.89° C 58.8° F
March 6 14.84° C 58.71° F
March 5 14.58° C 58.24° F
March 4 14.6° C 58.28° F
March 3 14.82° C 58.68° F
March 2 14.49° C 58.08° F
March 1 13.84° C 56.91° F
February 29 13.02° C 55.44° F
February 28 12.5° C 54.5° 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 Sunset Beach by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Sunset Beach.

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

Sunset Beach map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Sunset Beach

The highest temperature in South Africa today is 27.6° C (81.68° F) in Sodwana Bay. The lowest is in Bloubergstrand, where the temperature of the water is 15.82° C (60.48° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Sunset Beach?

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