Nhulunbuy Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Nhulunbuy right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Nhulunbuy, Australia on 25th March 2025.

30° C

(86° F)

  • yesterday: 29.78° C (85.6° F)
  • a week ago: 31.06° C (87.91° F)

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

The average sea temperature for Nhulunbuy on March 25th over the last 10 years is 29.65° C (85.37° F), with a low temperature of 27.18° C (80.92° F) and a high of 30.83° C (87.49° F).

Analysis and forecast for Nhulunbuy water temperatures

The water temperature in Nhulunbuy today is higher than the average temperature of 29.65° C (85.37° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 25th March 2024, was 29.95° C (85.91° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 25 30° C 86° F
March 24 29.78° C 85.6° F
March 23 29.96° C 85.93° F
March 22 30.32° C 86.58° F
March 21 30.55° C 86.99° F
March 20 30.78° C 87.4° F
March 19 30.73° C 87.31° F
March 18 31.06° C 87.91° F
March 17 30.67° C 87.21° F
March 16 31.48° C 88.66° F
March 15 32.17° C 89.91° F
March 14 30.91° C 87.64° F
March 13 31.41° C 88.54° F
March 12 31.36° C 88.45° F
March 11 30.42° C 86.76° F
March 10 31.02° C 87.84° F
March 9 31.37° C 88.47° F
March 8 31.2° C 88.16° F
March 7 30.98° C 87.76° F
March 6 31.12° C 88.02° F
March 5 31.1° C 87.98° F
March 4 31.03° C 87.85° F
March 3 30.87° C 87.57° F
March 2 30.79° C 87.42° F
March 1 30.73° C 87.31° F
February 28 30.54° C 86.97° F
February 27 30.52° C 86.94° F
February 26 30.49° C 86.88° F
February 25 30.4° C 86.72° F
February 24 30.31° C 86.56° F
February 23 30.18° C 86.32° 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 Nhulunbuy by month

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

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

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Nhulunbuy map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Australia today is 30.86° C (87.54° F) in Port Hedland. The lowest is in Coffin Bay, where the temperature of the water is 16.29° C (61.32° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Nhulunbuy?

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