Cowes Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Cowes right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Cowes, Australia on 8th December 2024.

19.47° C

(67.04° F)

  • yesterday: 21.12° C (70.02° F)
  • a week ago: 20.12° C (68.22° F)

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

The average sea temperature for Cowes on December 8th over the last 10 years is 18.42° C (65.16° F), with a low temperature of 17° C (62.6° F) and a high of 19.4° C (66.92° F).

Analysis and forecast for Cowes water temperatures

The water temperature in Cowes today is higher than the average temperature of 18.42° C (65.16° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 8th December 2023, was 19.4° C (66.92° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
December 8 19.47° C 67.04° F
December 7 21.12° C 70.02° F
December 7 21.12° C 70.02° F
December 6 21.43° C 70.57° F
December 5 21.53° C 70.75° F
December 4 20.81° C 69.46° F
December 3 20.66° C 69.19° F
December 2 20.83° C 69.49° F
December 1 20.12° C 68.22° F
November 30 20.09° C 68.16° F
November 29 20.27° C 68.49° F
November 28 19.82° C 67.68° F
November 27 19.72° C 67.5° F
November 26 19.77° C 67.59° F
November 25 18.98° C 66.16° F
November 24 19.51° C 67.12° F
November 23 19.61° C 67.3° F
November 22 19.24° C 66.63° F
November 21 18.42° C 65.16° F
November 20 18.09° C 64.56° F
November 19 17.96° C 64.33° F
November 18 17.81° C 64.06° F
November 17 17.95° C 64.31° F
November 16 18.39° C 65.1° F
November 15 18.02° C 64.44° F
November 14 17.89° C 64.2° F
November 13 17.78° C 64° F
November 12 17.81° C 64.06° F
November 11 17.68° C 63.82° F
November 10 17.51° C 63.52° 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 Cowes by month

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

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

Cowes map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Cowes

The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.63° C (88.93° F) in Gulf of Carpentaria. The lowest is in Bruny Island, where the temperature of the water is 14.8° C (58.64° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Cowes?

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