Queenscliff Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Queenscliff right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Queenscliff, Australia on 19th April 2024.

16.96° C

(62.53° F)

  • yesterday: 17.05° C (62.69° F)
  • a week ago: 17.66° C (63.79° F)

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

The average sea temperature for Queenscliff on April 19th over the last 10 years is 17.1° C (62.77° F), with a low temperature of 15.77° C (60.39° F) and a high of 17.77° C (63.99° F).

Analysis and forecast for Queenscliff water temperatures

The water temperature in Queenscliff today is lower than the average temperature of 17.1° C (62.77° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th April 2023, was 16.93° C (62.47° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 19 16.96° C 62.53° F
April 18 17.05° C 62.69° F
April 17 17.8° C 64.04° F
April 16 17.7° C 63.86° F
April 15 17.7° C 63.86° F
April 14 17.67° C 63.81° F
April 13 17.64° C 63.75° F
April 12 17.66° C 63.79° F
April 11 17.69° C 63.84° F
April 10 17.85° C 64.13° F
April 9 18.09° C 64.56° F
April 8 18.23° C 64.81° F
April 7 18.52° C 65.34° F
April 6 18.43° C 65.17° F
April 5 18.66° C 65.59° F
April 4 18.54° C 65.37° F
April 3 18.51° C 65.32° F
April 2 18.72° C 65.7° F
April 1 18.87° C 65.97° F
March 31 19.26° C 66.67° F
March 30 18.89° C 66° F
March 29 18.87° C 65.97° F
March 28 18.83° C 65.89° F
March 27 18.8° C 65.84° F
March 26 18.81° C 65.86° F
March 25 18.86° C 65.95° F
March 24 18.89° C 66° F
March 23 18.96° C 66.13° F
March 22 19.1° C 66.38° F
March 21 19.17° C 66.51° F
March 20 19.38° C 66.88° 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 Queenscliff by month

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

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

Queenscliff map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Queenscliff

The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.05° C (87.89° F) in Port Hedland. The lowest is in Austins Ferry, where the temperature of the water is 15.9° C (60.62° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Queenscliff?

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