Bridport Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Bridport right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Bridport, Australia on 20th September 2024.

13.21° C

(55.78° F)

  • yesterday: 13.24° C (55.84° F)
  • a week ago: 12.39° C (54.3° 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 Bridport on September 20th over the last 10 years is 12.39° C (54.3° F), with a low temperature of 11.84° C (53.31° F) and a high of 13.26° C (55.87° F).

Analysis and forecast for Bridport water temperatures

The water temperature in Bridport today is higher than the average temperature of 12.39° C (54.3° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 20th September 2023, was 13.26° C (55.87° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
September 20 13.21° C 55.78° F
September 19 13.24° C 55.84° F
September 18 12.5° C 54.5° F
September 17 12.84° C 55.11° F
September 16 12.56° C 54.61° F
September 15 12.43° C 54.37° F
September 14 12.27° C 54.09° F
September 13 12.39° C 54.3° F
September 12 12.23° C 54.01° F
September 11 12.3° C 54.14° F
September 10 12.13° C 53.83° F
September 9 12.16° C 53.89° F
September 8 12.19° C 53.94° F
September 7 12.36° C 54.25° F
September 6 12.39° C 54.3° F
September 5 12.54° C 54.57° F
September 4 12.4° C 54.32° F
September 3 12.39° C 54.3° F
September 2 12.46° C 54.43° F
September 1 12.6° C 54.68° F
August 31 12.82° C 55.08° F
August 30 12.86° C 55.15° F
August 29 12.97° C 55.35° F
August 28 13.07° C 55.53° F
August 27 13.13° C 55.63° F
August 26 13.22° C 55.8° F
August 25 13.18° C 55.72° F
August 24 13.06° C 55.51° F
August 23 13.03° C 55.45° F
August 22 13.03° C 55.45° F
August 21 13.07° C 55.53° 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 Bridport by month

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

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

Bridport map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Australia today is 27.73° C (81.92° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Austins Ferry, where the temperature of the water is 12.22° C (54° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Bridport?

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