Caloundra Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Caloundra right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Caloundra, Australia on 1st December 2023.

23.47° C

(74.25° F)

  • yesterday: 25.19° C (77.34° F)
  • a week ago: 24.41° C (75.94° 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 Caloundra on December 1st over the last 10 years is 24.52° C (76.13° F), with a low temperature of 23.43° C (74.17° F) and a high of 25.36° C (77.65° F).

Analysis and forecast for Caloundra water temperatures

The water temperature in Caloundra today is lower than the average temperature of 24.52° C (76.13° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 1st December 2022, was 23.43° C (74.17° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
December 1 23.47° C 74.25° F
November 30 25.19° C 77.34° F
November 30 25.19° C 77.34° F
November 29 25.15° C 77.27° F
November 28 24.73° C 76.51° F
November 27 24.36° C 75.85° F
November 26 24.39° C 75.9° F
November 25 24.43° C 75.97° F
November 24 24.41° C 75.94° F
November 23 24.37° C 75.87° F
November 22 24.36° C 75.85° F
November 21 24.21° C 75.58° F
November 20 24.15° C 75.47° F
November 19 24.09° C 75.36° F
November 18 24.4° C 75.92° F
November 17 24.83° C 76.69° F
November 16 24.35° C 75.83° F
November 15 24.04° C 75.27° F
November 14 23.83° C 74.89° F
November 13 23.7° C 74.66° F
November 12 23.71° C 74.68° F
November 11 23.54° C 74.37° F
November 10 23.38° C 74.08° F
November 9 23.36° C 74.05° F
November 8 23.26° C 73.87° F
November 7 23.24° C 73.83° F
November 6 23.28° C 73.9° F
November 5 23.31° C 73.96° F
November 4 23.16° C 73.69° F
November 3 23.01° C 73.42° 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 Caloundra by month

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

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

Caloundra map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Caloundra

The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.36° C (88.45° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Bruny Island, where the temperature of the water is 13.25° C (55.85° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Caloundra?

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