Altona Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Altona right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Altona, Australia on 27th July 2024.

11.29° C

(52.33° F)

  • yesterday: 11.13° C (52.04° F)
  • a week ago: 11.25° C (52.25° 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 Altona on July 27th over the last 10 years is 11.35° C (52.43° F), with a low temperature of 10.7° C (51.26° F) and a high of 11.93° C (53.47° F).

Analysis and forecast for Altona water temperatures

The water temperature in Altona today is lower than the average temperature of 11.35° C (52.43° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 27th July 2023, was 11.32° C (52.38° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
July 27 11.29° C 52.33° F
July 26 11.13° C 52.04° F
July 25 11.49° C 52.68° F
July 24 11.76° C 53.17° F
July 23 11.64° C 52.95° F
July 22 11.48° C 52.66° F
July 21 11.43° C 52.57° F
July 20 11.25° C 52.25° F
July 19 11.42° C 52.56° F
July 18 11.42° C 52.56° F
July 17 11.45° C 52.61° F
July 16 11.49° C 52.68° F
July 15 11.4° C 52.52° F
July 14 11.61° C 52.9° F
July 13 11.63° C 52.93° F
July 12 11.54° C 52.77° F
July 11 11.2° C 52.16° F
July 10 10.87° C 51.57° F
July 9 10.99° C 51.78° F
July 8 11.82° C 53.28° F
July 7 11.77° C 53.19° F
July 6 11.64° C 52.95° F
July 5 11.54° C 52.77° F
July 4 11.72° C 53.1° F
July 3 11.87° C 53.37° F
July 2 12.04° C 53.67° F
July 1 12.24° C 54.03° F
June 30 12.32° C 54.18° F
June 29 12.44° C 54.39° F
June 28 12.51° C 54.52° F
June 27 12.59° C 54.66° 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 Altona by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Altona.

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

Altona map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Altona

The highest temperature in Australia today is 26.99° C (80.59° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Balnarring, where the temperature of the water is 11.06° C (51.92° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Altona?

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