Port Macquarie Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Port Macquarie right now

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

24.72° C

(76.5° F)

  • yesterday: 25° C (77° F)
  • a week ago: 25.43° C (77.77° 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 Macquarie on March 29th over the last 10 years is 24.85° C (76.72° F), with a low temperature of 23.71° C (74.68° F) and a high of 25.46° C (77.83° F).

Analysis and forecast for Port Macquarie water temperatures

The water temperature in Port Macquarie today is lower than the average temperature of 24.85° C (76.72° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 24.68° C (76.42° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 29 24.72° C 76.5° F
March 28 25° C 77° F
March 27 24.34° C 75.81° F
March 26 24.49° C 76.08° F
March 25 24.61° C 76.3° F
March 24 24.96° C 76.93° F
March 23 25.47° C 77.85° F
March 22 25.43° C 77.77° F
March 21 26.18° C 79.12° F
March 20 25.86° C 78.55° F
March 19 25.22° C 77.4° F
March 18 25.19° C 77.34° F
March 17 25.29° C 77.52° F
March 16 24.79° C 76.62° F
March 15 24.37° C 75.87° F
March 14 23.84° C 74.91° F
March 13 24.22° C 75.6° F
March 12 24.03° C 75.25° F
March 11 23.85° C 74.93° F
March 10 23.58° C 74.44° F
March 9 23.6° C 74.48° F
March 8 23.65° C 74.57° F
March 7 23.98° C 75.16° F
March 6 23.84° C 74.91° F
March 5 24.07° C 75.33° F
March 4 24.43° C 75.97° F
March 3 24.53° C 76.15° F
March 2 25.12° C 77.22° F
March 1 25.56° C 78.01° F
February 29 25.56° C 78.01° F
February 28 25.61° C 78.1° 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 Macquarie by month

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

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

Port Macquarie map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Port Macquarie

The highest temperature in Australia today is 32.59° C (90.66° F) in Port Hedland. The lowest is in Bruny Island, where the temperature of the water is 16.41° C (61.54° F).

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

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