Mallacoota Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Mallacoota right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Mallacoota, Australia on January 10, 2026.

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Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

The average sea temperature for Mallacoota on January 10 over the last 10 years is 20.42° C (68.76° F), with a low temperature of 19° C (66.2° F) and a high of 21.99° C (71.58° F).

Analysis and forecast for Mallacoota water temperatures

The water temperature in Mallacoota today is the same as the average temperature of 20.42° C (68.76° F) and the temperature on this day last year was 20.42° C (68.76° F).

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

DateTemperature (Celsius)Temperature (Fahrenheit)
January 1020.42° C68.76° F
January 919.98° C67.96° F
January 819.57° C67.22° F
January 720.06° C68.1° F
January 619.94° C67.9° F
January 520° C68° F
January 419.99° C67.97° F
January 319.99° C67.98° F
January 219.87° C67.77° F
January 119.82° C67.69° F
December 3119.74° C67.53° F
December 3019.83° C67.69° F
December 2919.82° C67.68° F
December 2819.76° C67.56° F
December 2719.55° C67.2° F
December 2619.42° C66.96° F
December 2519.34° C66.8° F
December 2419.22° C66.6° F
December 2319.09° C66.37° F
December 2219.01° C66.23° F
December 2119.02° C66.25° F
December 2019.06° C66.3° F
December 1918.97° C66.14° F
December 1818.94° C66.1° F
December 1718.83° C65.9° F
December 1618.67° C65.6° F
December 1518.56° C65.42° F
December 1418.55° C65.39° F
December 1318.37° C65.06° F
December 1218.15° C64.67° 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 Mallacoota by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Mallacoota.

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

Mallacoota map and nearby water temperatures

Mallacoota sea temperature map

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Mallacoota?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Mallacoota because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atmosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Mallacoota 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 Mallacoota 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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