Garden Island Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Garden Island right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Garden Island, Australia on 2nd July 2025.

19.87° C

(67.76° F)

  • yesterday: 20.1° C (68.17° F)
  • a week ago: 20.43° C (68.77° 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 Garden Island on July 2nd over the last 10 years is 20.18° C (68.32° F), with a low temperature of 18.53° C (65.35° F) and a high of 21.27° C (70.29° F).

Analysis and forecast for Garden Island water temperatures

The water temperature in Garden Island today is lower than the average temperature of 20.18° C (68.32° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 2nd July 2024, was 19.87° C (67.77° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
July 2 19.87° C 67.76° F
July 1 20.1° C 68.17° F
June 30 19.97° C 67.95° F
June 29 20.03° C 68.05° F
June 28 20.22° C 68.4° F
June 27 20.36° C 68.65° F
June 26 20.3° C 68.54° F
June 25 20.43° C 68.77° F
June 24 20.5° C 68.9° F
June 23 20.65° C 69.17° F
June 22 21.03° C 69.85° F
June 21 21.29° C 70.32° F
June 20 21.61° C 70.9° F
June 19 21.66° C 70.99° F
June 18 21.49° C 70.68° F
June 17 21.12° C 70.02° F
June 16 21.01° C 69.82° F
June 15 21.06° C 69.91° F
June 14 21.01° C 69.82° F
June 13 20.99° C 69.78° F
June 12 21.07° C 69.93° F
June 11 21.15° C 70.07° F
June 10 21.28° C 70.3° F
June 9 21.5° C 70.7° F
June 8 21.49° C 70.68° F
June 7 21.42° C 70.56° F
June 6 21.41° C 70.54° F
June 5 21.62° C 70.92° F
June 4 21.94° C 71.49° F
June 3 21.96° C 71.53° 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 Garden Island by month

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

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

Garden Island map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Garden Island

The highest temperature in Australia today is 26.48° C (79.66° F) in Port Kennedy. The lowest is in Port Phillip Bay, where the temperature of the water is 12.21° C (53.97° F).

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

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