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 22nd October 2024.

13.33° C

(56° F)

  • yesterday: 13.18° C (55.73° F)
  • a week ago: 12.73° C (54.91° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for Glenorchy on October 22nd over the last 10 years is 12.79° C (55.02° F), with a low temperature of 12.07° C (53.73° F) and a high of 13.36° C (56.05° F).

Analysis and forecast for Glenorchy water temperatures

The water temperature in Glenorchy today is higher than the average temperature of 12.79° C (55.02° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 22nd October 2023, was 13.33° C (55.99° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
October 22 13.33° C 56° F
October 21 13.18° C 55.73° F
October 20 13.22° C 55.8° F
October 19 13.16° C 55.69° F
October 18 13.17° C 55.71° F
October 17 12.88° C 55.18° F
October 16 12.88° C 55.18° F
October 15 12.73° C 54.91° F
October 14 12.67° C 54.81° F
October 13 12.49° C 54.48° F
October 12 12.57° C 54.63° F
October 11 12.63° C 54.73° F
October 10 12.58° C 54.64° F
October 9 12.66° C 54.79° F
October 8 12.24° C 54.03° F
October 7 12.2° C 53.96° F
October 6 12.6° C 54.68° F
October 5 12.39° C 54.3° F
October 4 12.61° C 54.7° F
October 3 12.51° C 54.52° F
October 2 12.31° C 54.16° F
October 1 12.12° C 53.82° F
September 25 11.79° C 53.22° F
September 24 11.91° C 53.44° F
September 23 12.02° C 53.64° F
September 22 12.15° C 53.87° F
September 21 12.09° C 53.76° F
September 20 12.01° C 53.62° F
September 19 12.03° C 53.65° F
September 18 11.99° C 53.58° F
September 17 12.01° C 53.62° 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 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 29.73° C (85.52° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Bruny Island, where the temperature of the water is 12.65° C (54.77° 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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