Bass Strait Sea Temperature in May

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Bass Strait is for May? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Bass Strait over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Bass Strait for May

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Bass Strait in May.

16.09° C

(60.95° F)

highest: 17.49° C (63.48° F)
lowest: 13.15° C (55.67° 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.

Water temperature range by day in May in Bass Strait

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of May in Bass Strait.

Water temperatures for May in Bass Strait in recent years

Day	2024	2023	2022	2021
1	0° C	16.77° C	15.84° C	17.17° C
2	0° C	16.75° C	16.04° C	16.76° C
3	0° C	16.79° C	16.09° C	16.72° C
4	0° C	16.85° C	16.07° C	16.66° C
5	0° C	16.79° C	16.04° C	16.62° C
6	0° C	16.76° C	15.98° C	16.51° C
7	0° C	16.74° C	15.85° C	16.35° C
8	0° C	16.67° C	15.82° C	16.16° C
9	0° C	16.63° C	15.83° C	16.13° C
10	0° C	16.54° C	15.87° C	16.2° C
11	0° C	16.4° C	15.9° C	16.26° C
12	0° C	16.25° C	16.03° C	16.18° C
13	0° C	16.4° C	16.07° C	16.02° C
14	0° C	16.53° C	16.07° C	15.95° C
15	0° C	16.61° C	16.01° C	16.02° C
16	0° C	16.58° C	16° C	15.68° C
17	0° C	16.57° C	15.99° C	15.41° C
18	0° C	16.56° C	15.93° C	15.43° C
19	0° C	16.49° C	15.82° C	15.85° C
20	0° C	16.46° C	15.82° C	16.16° C
21	0° C	16.25° C	15.83° C	16.36° C
22	0° C	16.19° C	15.8° C	16.22° C
23	0° C	16.29° C	15.8° C	16.26° C
24	0° C	16.4° C	15.77° C	16.37° C
25	0° C	16.37° C	15.74° C	16.27° C
26	0° C	16.31° C	15.61° C	16.31° C
27	0° C	16.25° C	15.67° C	16.23° C
28	0° C	16.34° C	15.69° C	16.12° C
29	0° C	16.37° C	15.62° C	16.09° C
30	0° C	16.37° C	15.63° C	16.11° C
31	0° C	16.36° C	15.44° C	16.15° C

Water temperature in May for locations near Bass Strait

Port Fairy

Australia, Australia and Oceania

1.26 miles away

Warrnambool

Australia, Australia and Oceania

13.47 miles away

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Bass Strait 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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