Frankston Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Frankston right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Frankston, Australia on January 10, 2026.

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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 Frankston on January 10 over the last 10 years is 20.84° C (69.52° F), with a low temperature of 19.97° C (67.95° F) and a high of 21.88° C (71.38° F).

Analysis and forecast for Frankston water temperatures

The water temperature in Frankston today is the same as the average temperature of 20.84° C (69.52° F) and the temperature on this day last year was 20.84° C (69.52° F).

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

DateTemperature (Celsius)Temperature (Fahrenheit)
January 1020.84° C69.52° F
January 920.73° C69.32° F
January 820.67° C69.2° F
January 720.8° C69.44° F
January 620.61° C69.1° F
January 520.53° C68.96° F
January 420.44° C68.79° F
January 320.36° C68.65° F
January 220.31° C68.55° F
January 120.24° C68.43° F
December 3120.06° C68.11° F
December 3019.97° C67.94° F
December 2919.98° C67.96° F
December 2819.91° C67.83° F
December 2719.77° C67.58° F
December 2619.61° C67.29° F
December 2519.67° C67.4° F
December 2419.57° C67.22° F
December 2319.31° C66.75° F
December 2219.19° C66.55° F
December 2119.12° C66.42° F
December 2019.2° C66.56° F
December 1919.22° C66.59° F
December 1819.18° C66.52° F
December 1719.13° C66.44° F
December 1618.95° C66.11° F
December 1518.92° C66.05° F
December 1418.83° C65.89° F
December 1318.78° C65.81° F
December 1218.65° C65.57° 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 Frankston by month

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

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

Frankston map and nearby water temperatures

Frankston sea temperature map

Locations near Frankston

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Frankston?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Frankston because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atmosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Frankston 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 Frankston 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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