Dover Heights Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Dover Heights right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Dover Heights, Australia on 24th March 2025.

22.27° C

(72.08° F)

  • yesterday: 22.51° C (72.51° F)
  • a week ago: 24.49° C (76.08° 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 Dover Heights on March 24th over the last 10 years is 23.41° C (74.14° F), with a low temperature of 21.71° C (71.08° F) and a high of 25.72° C (78.3° F).

Analysis and forecast for Dover Heights water temperatures

The water temperature in Dover Heights today is lower than the average temperature of 23.41° C (74.14° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 24th March 2024, was 22.26° C (72.07° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 24 22.27° C 72.08° F
March 23 22.51° C 72.51° F
March 22 24.14° C 75.45° F
March 21 23.5° C 74.3° F
March 20 23.55° C 74.39° F
March 19 24.22° C 75.6° F
March 18 24.58° C 76.24° F
March 17 24.49° C 76.08° F
March 16 25.04° C 77.07° F
March 15 24.09° C 75.36° F
March 14 23.7° C 74.66° F
March 13 23.34° C 74.01° F
March 12 23.27° C 73.89° F
March 11 23.33° C 73.99° F
March 10 23.69° C 74.64° F
March 9 23.62° C 74.52° F
March 8 23.55° C 74.39° F
March 7 23.35° C 74.03° F
March 6 23.19° C 73.74° F
March 5 22.93° C 73.27° F
March 4 22.99° C 73.38° F
March 3 23.21° C 73.78° F
March 2 23.56° C 74.41° F
March 1 23.57° C 74.43° F
February 28 23.47° C 74.25° F
February 27 23.33° C 73.99° F
February 26 23.1° C 73.58° F
February 25 22.87° C 73.17° F
February 24 22.95° C 73.31° F
February 23 23.12° C 73.62° F
February 22 23.22° C 73.8° 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 Dover Heights by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Dover Heights.

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

Dover Heights map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Dover Heights

The highest temperature in Australia today is 30.8° C (87.43° F) in Port Hedland. The lowest is in Coffin Bay, where the temperature of the water is 16.32° C (61.37° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Dover Heights?

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

If you'd like to use any of the information above in the format it is presented, please use the citation tool below.

  • "Dover Heights Sea Temperature". SeaTemperatures.net. Accessed on March 24, 2025. http://seatemperatures.net/australia-and-oceania/australia/dover-heights/.

  • "Dover Heights Sea Temperature". SeaTemperatures.net, http://seatemperatures.net/australia-and-oceania/australia/dover-heights/. Accessed 24 March, 2025

  • Dover Heights Sea Temperature. SeaTemperatures.net. Retrieved from http://seatemperatures.net/australia-and-oceania/australia/dover-heights/.