Bawley Point Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Bawley Point is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Bawley Point and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Bawley Point right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Bawley Point, Australia on 8th December 2023.
18.62° C
(65.52° F)
- yesterday: 18.82° C (65.88° F)
- a week ago: 21.17° C (70.11° 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 Bawley Point on December 8th over the last 10 years is 20.18° C (68.32° F), with a low temperature of 18.48° C (65.26° F) and a high of 21.83° C (71.29° F).
Analysis and forecast for Bawley Point water temperatures
The water temperature in Bawley Point today is lower than the average temperature of 20.18° C (68.32° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 8th December 2022, was 18.48° C (65.26° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Bawley Point 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 Bawley Point by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Bawley Point.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Bawley Point changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Bawley Point map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Bawley Point
The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.45° C (88.61° F) in Gulf of Carpentaria. The lowest is in Bruny Island, where the temperature of the water is 13.54° C (56.37° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Bawley Point?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Bawley Point 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 Bawley Point 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 Bawley Point 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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