Port Macquarie Sea Temperature in March
New South Wales, Australia
Average sea temperature for Port Macquarie, Australia across March, based on 10 years of daily readings.
Average
25.21° C
High
27.33° C
Low
23.21° C
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.
March is the 2nd warmest of 12 months at Port Macquarie. On average the water sits 2.9° than the year-round mean of 22.32° C.
Compared to February, March is 0.2° about the same as (25.37° C in February). By April the water is usually 24.3° C.
Port Macquarie Day-by-Day Water Temperature in March
10-year low, average and high
Each vertical bar above is one day of March. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Port Macquarie.
A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.
March Water Temperature Table for Port Macquarie
10-year daily averages
| Day | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 25.24° C | 24.53° C | 25.95° C |
| March 2 | 25.26° C | 24.49° C | 26.64° C |
| March 3 | 25.28° C | 23.9° C | 27.18° C |
| March 4 | 25.25° C | 23.81° C | 27.12° C |
| March 5 | 25.14° C | 23.31° C | 27.12° C |
| March 6 | 25.1° C | 23.21° C | 26.9° C |
| March 7 | 25.15° C | 23.71° C | 26.94° C |
| March 8 | 25.1° C | 23.65° C | 26.57° C |
| March 9 | 25.07° C | 23.6° C | 26.28° C |
| March 10 | 25.12° C | 23.58° C | 26.77° C |
| March 11 | 25.21° C | 23.85° C | 27.33° C |
| March 12 | 25.21° C | 24.03° C | 27.05° C |
| March 13 | 25.28° C | 24.21° C | 27.16° C |
| March 14 | 25.32° C | 24.05° C | 27.18° C |
| March 15 | 25.29° C | 24.33° C | 26.37° C |
| March 16 | 25.5° C | 24.75° C | 26.47° C |
| March 17 | 25.45° C | 24.75° C | 26.26° C |
| March 18 | 25.43° C | 24.67° C | 26.24° C |
| March 19 | 25.48° C | 24.55° C | 26.21° C |
| March 20 | 25.47° C | 24.31° C | 26.17° C |
| March 21 | 25.46° C | 24.34° C | 26.13° C |
| March 22 | 25.32° C | 24.46° C | 26.03° C |
| March 23 | 25.34° C | 24.59° C | 25.86° C |
| March 24 | 25.33° C | 24.56° C | 25.87° C |
| March 25 | 25.27° C | 24.61° C | 25.73° C |
| March 26 | 25.21° C | 24.41° C | 26.1° C |
| March 27 | 25.17° C | 24.1° C | 25.81° C |
| March 28 | 25.04° C | 24.19° C | 25.6° C |
| March 29 | 24.79° C | 23.99° C | 25.46° C |
| March 30 | 24.68° C | 24.11° C | 25.38° C |
| March 31 | 24.66° C | 23.85° C | 25.23° C |
Where March Sits in the Year
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Nearby Locations in March
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Port Macquarie Location
-31.4333, 152.9000
Port Macquarie sits at -31.4333°N, 152.9000°E, on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.
Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.
Nearest locations to Port Macquarie
- North Shore, 3.5 km N
- Camden Haven, 24 km S
- North Haven, 24 km S
- Crescent Head, 29 km N
- Crowdy Head, 47 km S
- Harrington, 53 km S