Flinders Island Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Flinders Island right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Flinders Island, Australia on 13th February 2025.

20.51° C

(68.92° F)

  • yesterday: 20.59° C (69.07° F)
  • a week ago: 19.92° C (67.86° 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 Flinders Island on February 13th over the last 10 years is 19.32° C (66.77° F), with a low temperature of 18.18° C (64.72° F) and a high of 20.96° C (69.73° F).

Analysis and forecast for Flinders Island water temperatures

The water temperature in Flinders Island today is higher than the average temperature of 19.32° C (66.77° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 13th February 2024, was 20.49° C (68.88° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
February 13 20.51° C 68.92° F
February 12 20.59° C 69.07° F
February 11 19.84° C 67.71° F
February 10 19.57° C 67.23° F
February 9 20.13° C 68.23° F
February 8 20.05° C 68.09° F
February 7 20.01° C 68.02° F
February 6 19.92° C 67.86° F
February 5 19.71° C 67.48° F
February 4 20.03° C 68.05° F
February 3 19.81° C 67.66° F
February 2 19.64° C 67.35° F
February 1 19.84° C 67.71° F
January 31 19.64° C 67.35° F
January 30 19.37° C 66.87° F
January 29 19.21° C 66.58° F
January 28 19.28° C 66.7° F
January 27 19.32° C 66.78° F
January 26 19.13° C 66.43° F
January 25 19.01° C 66.22° F
January 24 19.04° C 66.27° F
January 23 19.12° C 66.42° F
January 22 19.21° C 66.58° F
January 21 19.35° C 66.83° F
January 20 19.25° C 66.65° F
January 19 19.03° C 66.25° F
January 18 19.06° C 66.31° F
January 17 19.05° C 66.29° F
January 16 19.1° C 66.38° F
January 15 19.32° C 66.78° F
January 14 19.45° C 67.01° 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 Flinders Island by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Flinders Island.

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

Flinders Island map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.67° C (89.01° F) in Gulf of Carpentaria. The lowest is in Coffin Bay, where the temperature of the water is 16.94° C (62.5° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Flinders Island?

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