Bowen Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Bowen right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Bowen, Australia on 28th January 2023.

29.13° C

(84.44° F)

yesterday: 29.33° C (84.8° F)
a week ago: 28.17° C (82.71° F)

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

The average sea temperature for Bowen on January 28th over the last 10 years is 29.05° C (84.29° F), with a low temperature of 27.69° C (81.84° F) and a high of 29.91° C (85.84° F).

Analysis and forecast for Bowen water temperatures

The water temperature in Bowen today is higher than the average temperature of 29.05° C (84.29° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th January 2022, was 29.17° C (84.51° F).

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

Date	Temperature (Celsius)	Temperature (Fahrenheit)
January 28	29.13° C	84.44° F
January 27	29.33° C	84.8° F
January 26	28.5° C	83.3° F
January 25	28.47° C	83.25° F
January 24	28.27° C	82.89° F
January 23	28.22° C	82.8° F
January 22	28.18° C	82.72° F
January 21	28.17° C	82.71° F
January 20	28.19° C	82.74° F
January 19	28.35° C	83.03° F
January 18	28.48° C	83.26° F
January 17	28.41° C	83.14° F
January 16	28.6° C	83.48° F
January 15	28.97° C	84.15° F
January 14	28.94° C	84.09° F
January 13	28.89° C	84° F
January 12	28.72° C	83.7° F
January 11	28.71° C	83.68° F
January 10	28.64° C	83.55° F
January 9	28.63° C	83.53° F
January 8	28.41° C	83.14° F
January 7	28.28° C	82.9° F
January 6	28.05° C	82.49° F
January 5	28.27° C	82.89° F
January 4	28.39° C	83.1° F
January 3	28.31° C	82.96° F
January 2	28.27° C	82.89° F
January 1	28.24° C	82.83° F
December 31	28.1° C	82.58° F
December 30	28.03° C	82.45° F
December 29	27.88° C	82.18° 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 Bowen by month

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

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

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Bowen map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Bowen

Hydeaway Bay

Australia, Australia and Oceania

15.90 miles away

The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.29° C (88.33° F) in Port Hedland. The lowest is in Bass Strait, where the temperature of the water is 16.88° C (62.39° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Bowen?

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