Cable Beach Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Cable Beach right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Cable Beach, Australia on January 10, 2026.

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Water at this temperature is very warm and you should look to bathe only. Avoid any kind of strenuous swimming as there is a real risk of heat stroke at this temperature.

The average sea temperature for Cable Beach on January 10 over the last 10 years is 30.6° C (87.09° F), with a low temperature of 28.67° C (83.61° F) and a high of 32.31° C (90.16° F).

Analysis and forecast for Cable Beach water temperatures

The water temperature in Cable Beach today is the same as the average temperature of 30.6° C (87.09° F) and the temperature on this day last year was 30.6° C (87.09° F).

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

DateTemperature (Celsius)Temperature (Fahrenheit)
January 1030.6° C87.09° F
January 930.51° C86.91° F
January 830.51° C86.93° F
January 730.42° C86.76° F
January 630.39° C86.71° F
January 530.45° C86.81° F
January 430.65° C87.16° F
January 330.64° C87.15° F
January 230.69° C87.23° F
January 130.61° C87.1° F
December 3130.49° C86.87° F
December 3030.47° C86.84° F
December 2930.52° C86.93° F
December 2830.52° C86.94° F
December 2730.52° C86.94° F
December 2630.47° C86.85° F
December 2530.39° C86.7° F
December 2430.32° C86.57° F
December 2330.33° C86.6° F
December 2230.33° C86.6° F
December 2130.33° C86.59° F
December 2030.35° C86.62° F
December 1930.38° C86.69° F
December 1830.36° C86.65° F
December 1730.37° C86.67° F
December 1630.38° C86.67° F
December 1530.37° C86.67° F
December 1430.33° C86.59° F
December 1330.27° C86.49° F
December 1230.41° C86.73° 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 Cable Beach by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Cable Beach.

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

Cable Beach map and nearby water temperatures

Cable Beach sea temperature map

Locations near Cable Beach

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Cable Beach?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Cable Beach because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atmosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Cable Beach 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 Cable Beach 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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