Ettalong Beach Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Ettalong Beach is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Ettalong Beach and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Ettalong Beach right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Ettalong Beach, Australia on 31st May 2023.
21.64° C
(70.95° F)
- yesterday: 21.86° C (71.35° F)
- a week ago: 20.31° C (68.56° 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 Ettalong Beach on May 31st over the last 10 years is 21.02° C (69.83° F), with a low temperature of 20° C (68° F) and a high of 22.66° C (72.79° F).
Analysis and forecast for Ettalong Beach water temperatures
The water temperature in Ettalong Beach today is higher than the average temperature of 21.02° C (69.83° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 31st May 2022, was 21.75° C (71.15° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Ettalong Beach over the last 30 days:
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 Ettalong Beach by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Ettalong Beach.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Ettalong Beach changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Ettalong Beach map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Ettalong Beach
The highest temperature in Australia today is 29.59° C (85.26° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Austins Ferry, where the temperature of the water is 14.13° C (57.43° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Ettalong Beach?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Ettalong 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 Ettalong 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 Ettalong 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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