Port Hedland Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Port Hedland right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Port Hedland, Australia on 30th March 2023.

31.38° C

(88.48° F)

yesterday: 31.69° C (89.04° F)
a week ago: 32.27° C (90.09° F)

Water at this temperature is very warm and you should look to bathe only. Avoid any kind of strenuous swimming as there is a real risk of heat stroke at this temperature.

The average sea temperature for Port Hedland on March 30th over the last 10 years is 30.45° C (86.81° F), with a low temperature of 29.15° C (84.47° F) and a high of 31.85° C (89.33° F).

Analysis and forecast for Port Hedland water temperatures

The water temperature in Port Hedland today is higher than the average temperature of 30.45° C (86.81° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 30th March 2022, was 31.38° C (88.48° F).

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

Date	Temperature (Celsius)	Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 30	31.38° C	88.48° F
March 29	31.69° C	89.04° F
March 28	31.98° C	89.56° F
March 27	32.03° C	89.65° F
March 26	32.02° C	89.64° F
March 25	32.12° C	89.82° F
March 24	32.03° C	89.65° F
March 23	32.27° C	90.09° F
March 22	32.23° C	90.01° F
March 21	32.5° C	90.5° F
March 20	32.34° C	90.21° F
March 19	32.05° C	89.69° F
March 18	32.13° C	89.83° F
March 17	32.2° C	89.96° F
March 16	32.18° C	89.92° F
March 15	32.15° C	89.87° F
March 14	31.9° C	89.42° F
March 13	31.75° C	89.15° F
March 12	31.59° C	88.86° F
March 11	31.58° C	88.84° F
March 10	31.35° C	88.43° F
March 9	31° C	87.8° F
March 8	31.47° C	88.65° F
March 7	31.47° C	88.65° F
March 6	31.61° C	88.9° F
March 5	31.98° C	89.56° F
March 4	31.7° C	89.06° F
March 3	31.74° C	89.13° F
March 2	31.74° C	89.13° F
March 1	31.58° C	88.84° F
February 28	31.54° C	88.77° 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 Hedland by month

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

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

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Port Hedland map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Australia today is 32.39° C (90.3° F) in Port Hedland. The lowest is in Bass Strait, where the temperature of the water is 17.22° C (62.99° F).

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

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