Port Augusta Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Port Augusta right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Port Augusta, Australia on 29th March 2024.

22.34° C

(72.21° F)

  • yesterday: 22.57° C (72.62° F)
  • a week ago: 23.83° C (74.89° F)

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 Port Augusta on March 29th over the last 10 years is 21.83° C (71.29° F), with a low temperature of 20.6° C (69.08° F) and a high of 23.16° C (73.69° F).

Analysis and forecast for Port Augusta water temperatures

The water temperature in Port Augusta today is higher than the average temperature of 21.83° C (71.29° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 22.33° C (72.19° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 29 22.34° C 72.21° F
March 28 22.57° C 72.62° F
March 27 21.82° C 71.28° F
March 26 22.08° C 71.74° F
March 25 22.26° C 72.07° F
March 24 22.58° C 72.64° F
March 23 23.21° C 73.78° F
March 22 23.83° C 74.89° F
March 21 24.94° C 76.89° F
March 20 25.56° C 78.01° F
March 19 26.43° C 79.57° F
March 18 26.58° C 79.84° F
March 17 26.53° C 79.75° F
March 16 26.51° C 79.72° F
March 15 26.42° C 79.56° F
March 14 27.55° C 81.59° F
March 13 25.9° C 78.62° F
March 12 26.78° C 80.2° F
March 11 26.45° C 79.61° F
March 10 25.93° C 78.67° F
March 9 25.25° C 77.45° F
March 8 24.79° C 76.62° F
March 7 24.29° C 75.72° F
March 6 24.56° C 76.21° F
March 5 24.79° C 76.62° F
March 4 24.61° C 76.3° F
March 3 24.83° C 76.69° F
March 2 25.47° C 77.85° F
March 1 25.86° C 78.55° F
February 29 25.45° C 77.81° F
February 28 25.17° C 77.31° 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 Port Augusta by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Port Augusta.

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

Port Augusta map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Australia today is 32.56° C (90.6° F) in Port Hedland. The lowest is in Bruny Island, where the temperature of the water is 16.38° C (61.48° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Port Augusta?

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