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 1st December 2023.

29.67° C

(85.41° F)

  • yesterday: 29.45° C (85.01° F)
  • a week ago: 29.54° C (85.17° 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 Cable Beach on December 1st over the last 10 years is 30.02° C (86.04° F), with a low temperature of 28.65° C (83.57° F) and a high of 30.82° C (87.48° F).

Analysis and forecast for Cable Beach water temperatures

The water temperature in Cable Beach today is lower than the average temperature of 30.02° C (86.04° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 1st December 2022, was 29.65° C (85.37° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
December 1 29.67° C 85.41° F
November 30 29.45° C 85.01° F
November 29 29.77° C 85.59° F
November 28 29.75° C 85.55° F
November 27 29.63° C 85.33° F
November 26 29.39° C 84.9° F
November 25 29.62° C 85.32° F
November 24 29.54° C 85.17° F
November 23 29.43° C 84.97° F
November 22 29.92° C 85.86° F
November 21 29.64° C 85.35° F
November 20 29.49° C 85.08° F
November 19 29.23° C 84.61° F
November 18 29.33° C 84.79° F
November 17 29.45° C 85.01° F
November 16 29.3° C 84.74° F
November 15 29.27° C 84.69° F
November 14 29.34° C 84.81° F
November 13 29.47° C 85.05° F
November 12 29.53° C 85.15° F
November 11 29.4° C 84.92° F
November 10 29.37° C 84.87° F
November 9 29.36° C 84.85° F
November 8 29.26° C 84.67° F
November 7 29.36° C 84.85° F
November 6 29.48° C 85.06° F
November 5 29.53° C 85.15° F
November 4 29.58° C 85.24° F
November 3 29.46° C 85.03° F
November 2 29.05° C 84.29° F
November 1 28.7° C 83.66° 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

Locations near Cable Beach

The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.34° C (88.41° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Bruny Island, where the temperature of the water is 13.23° C (55.81° F).

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 atomosphere 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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