Canberra Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Canberra right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Canberra, Australia on 15th February 2025.

22.36° C

(72.24° F)

  • yesterday: 22.94° C (73.29° F)
  • a week ago: 22.68° C (72.82° 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 Canberra on February 15th over the last 10 years is 22.59° C (72.66° F), with a low temperature of 20.71° C (69.28° F) and a high of 24.55° C (76.19° F).

Analysis and forecast for Canberra water temperatures

The water temperature in Canberra today is lower than the average temperature of 22.59° C (72.66° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 15th February 2024, was 22.37° C (72.27° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
February 15 22.36° C 72.24° F
February 14 22.94° C 73.29° F
February 13 23.73° C 74.71° F
February 12 23.42° C 74.16° F
February 11 23.01° C 73.42° F
February 10 23.16° C 73.69° F
February 9 23.05° C 73.49° F
February 8 22.68° C 72.82° F
February 7 22.55° C 72.59° F
February 6 22.67° C 72.81° F
February 5 22.27° C 72.09° F
February 4 22.34° C 72.21° F
February 3 22.39° C 72.3° F
February 2 22.28° C 72.1° F
February 1 22.32° C 72.18° F
January 31 22.06° C 71.71° F
January 30 21.9° C 71.42° F
January 29 21.86° C 71.35° F
January 28 21.99° C 71.58° F
January 27 22.25° C 72.05° F
January 26 21.87° C 71.37° F
January 25 21.63° C 70.93° F
January 24 21.67° C 71.01° F
January 23 21.81° C 71.26° F
January 22 22.06° C 71.71° F
January 21 22.15° C 71.87° F
January 20 22.09° C 71.76° F
January 19 22.15° C 71.87° F
January 18 22.31° C 72.16° F
January 17 22.55° C 72.59° F
January 16 22.74° C 72.93° 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 Canberra by month

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

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

Canberra map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.21° C (88.17° F) in Gulf of Carpentaria. The lowest is in Coffin Bay, where the temperature of the water is 16.53° C (61.75° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Canberra?

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