Margate Sea Temperature

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

Analysis and forecast for Margate water temperatures

The water temperature in Margate today is higher than the average temperature of 16.54° C (61.77° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 21st January 2024, was 17.76° C (63.97° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Margate 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 Margate by month

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

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

Margate map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Margate

Blackmans Bay

Australia, Australia and Oceania

3.48 miles away

Kingston

Australia, Australia and Oceania

4.21 miles away

Taroona

Australia, Australia and Oceania

7.02 miles away

Kettering

Australia, Australia and Oceania

7.09 miles away

Sandy Bay

Australia, Australia and Oceania

9.18 miles away

Hobart

Australia, Australia and Oceania

10.45 miles away

The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.69° C (89.04° F) in Gulf of Carpentaria. The lowest is in Bass Strait, where the temperature of the water is 17.2° C (62.96° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Margate?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Margate 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 Margate 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 Margate 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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