Kingscote Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Kingscote is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Kingscote and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Kingscote right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Kingscote, Australia on 13th May 2025.
16.79° C
(62.23° F)
- yesterday: 16.8° C (62.25° F)
- a week ago: 18.72° C (65.7° 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 Kingscote on May 13th over the last 10 years is 17.06° C (62.7° F), with a low temperature of 16.15° C (61.07° F) and a high of 17.95° C (64.31° F).
Analysis and forecast for Kingscote water temperatures
The water temperature in Kingscote today is lower than the average temperature of 17.06° C (62.7° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 13th May 2024, was 16.67° C (62.01° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Kingscote 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 Kingscote by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Kingscote.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Kingscote changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Kingscote map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Kingscote
The highest temperature in Australia today is 30.12° C (86.22° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Coffin Bay, where the temperature of the water is 14.25° C (57.66° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Kingscote?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Kingscote 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 Kingscote 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 Kingscote 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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