Bundaberg Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Bundaberg right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Bundaberg, Australia on 15th September 2024.

21.6° C

(70.88° F)

  • yesterday: 21.63° C (70.93° F)
  • a week ago: 22.39° C (72.3° F)

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

The average sea temperature for Bundaberg on September 15th over the last 10 years is 21.15° C (70.06° F), with a low temperature of 20.14° C (68.25° F) and a high of 22.2° C (71.96° F).

Analysis and forecast for Bundaberg water temperatures

The water temperature in Bundaberg today is higher than the average temperature of 21.15° C (70.06° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 15th September 2023, was 21.59° C (70.86° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
September 15 21.6° C 70.88° F
September 14 21.63° C 70.93° F
September 13 22.64° C 72.75° F
September 12 23.15° C 73.67° F
September 11 22.6° C 72.68° F
September 10 22.63° C 72.73° F
September 9 22.6° C 72.68° F
September 8 22.39° C 72.3° F
September 7 22.08° C 71.74° F
September 6 22.11° C 71.8° F
September 5 22.05° C 71.69° F
September 4 21.89° C 71.4° F
September 3 21.98° C 71.56° F
September 2 22.14° C 71.85° F
September 1 22.15° C 71.87° F
August 31 22.04° C 71.67° F
August 30 22.07° C 71.73° F
August 29 22.06° C 71.71° F
August 28 22.11° C 71.8° F
August 27 21.95° C 71.51° F
August 26 21.98° C 71.56° F
August 25 21.8° C 71.24° F
August 24 21.53° C 70.75° F
August 23 21.47° C 70.65° F
August 22 21.45° C 70.61° F
August 21 21.25° C 70.25° F
August 20 20.94° C 69.69° F
August 19 20.97° C 69.75° F
August 18 20.95° C 69.71° F
August 17 21.01° C 69.82° F
August 16 20.95° C 69.71° 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 Bundaberg by month

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

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

Bundaberg map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Bundaberg

The highest temperature in Australia today is 27.64° C (81.75° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Austins Ferry, where the temperature of the water is 12.13° C (53.83° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Bundaberg?

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