Glenorchy Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Glenorchy is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Glenorchy and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Glenorchy right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Glenorchy, Australia on 30th March 2023.
17.06° C
(62.71° F)
- yesterday: 17.18° C (62.92° F)
- a week ago: 16.47° C (61.65° 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 Glenorchy on March 30th over the last 10 years is 16.46° C (61.62° F), with a low temperature of 15.73° C (60.31° F) and a high of 18.04° C (64.47° F).
Analysis and forecast for Glenorchy water temperatures
The water temperature in Glenorchy today is higher than the average temperature of 16.46° C (61.62° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 30th March 2022, was 17.11° C (62.8° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Glenorchy 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 Glenorchy by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Glenorchy.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Glenorchy changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Glenorchy map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Glenorchy
The highest temperature in Australia today is 32.34° C (90.21° F) in Port Hedland. The lowest is in Bass Strait, where the temperature of the water is 17.17° C (62.91° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Glenorchy?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Glenorchy 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 Glenorchy 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 Glenorchy 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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