Gulf St Vincent Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Gulf St Vincent is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Gulf St Vincent and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Gulf St Vincent right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Gulf St Vincent, Australia on 20th August 2022.
13.49° C
(56.29° F)
- yesterday: 13.14° C (55.66° F)
- a week ago: 12.79° C (55.02° 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 Gulf St Vincent on August 20th over the last 10 years is 12.91° C (55.25° F), with a low temperature of 12.2° C (53.96° F) and a high of 13.49° C (56.28° F).
Analysis and forecast for Gulf St Vincent water temperatures
The water temperature in Gulf St Vincent today is higher than the average temperature of 12.91° C (55.25° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 20th August 2021, was 13.49° C (56.28° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Gulf St Vincent 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 Gulf St Vincent by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Gulf St Vincent.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Gulf St Vincent changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Gulf St Vincent map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Gulf St Vincent
The highest temperature in Australia today is 27.37° C (81.27° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Balnarring, where the temperature of the water is 10.79° C (51.43° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Gulf St Vincent?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Gulf St Vincent 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 Gulf St Vincent 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 Gulf St Vincent 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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