Rockhampton Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Rockhampton right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Rockhampton, Australia on 12th July 2025.

20.47° C

(68.85° F)

yesterday: 20.36° C (68.66° F)
a week ago: 19.53° C (67.15° 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 Rockhampton on July 12th over the last 10 years is 20.13° C (68.24° F), with a low temperature of 17.9° C (64.22° F) and a high of 21.53° C (70.75° F).

Analysis and forecast for Rockhampton water temperatures

The water temperature in Rockhampton today is higher than the average temperature of 20.13° C (68.24° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 12th July 2024, was 20.49° C (68.88° F).

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

Date	Temperature (Celsius)	Temperature (Fahrenheit)
July 12	20.47° C	68.85° F
July 11	20.36° C	68.66° F
July 10	19.97° C	67.95° F
July 9	19.7° C	67.46° F
July 8	19.73° C	67.51° F
July 7	19.5° C	67.1° F
July 6	18.96° C	66.13° F
July 5	19.53° C	67.15° F
July 4	19.37° C	66.87° F
July 3	19.37° C	66.87° F
July 2	19.57° C	67.23° F
July 1	19.8° C	67.64° F
June 30	20.18° C	68.32° F
June 29	20.51° C	68.92° F
June 28	20.2° C	68.36° F
June 27	20.13° C	68.23° F
June 26	20.37° C	68.67° F
June 25	20.49° C	68.88° F
June 24	20.36° C	68.65° F
June 23	20.15° C	68.27° F
June 22	19.95° C	67.91° F
June 21	19.82° C	67.68° F
June 20	19.87° C	67.77° F
June 19	20.09° C	68.16° F
June 18	20.27° C	68.49° F
June 17	20.53° C	68.95° F
June 16	20.48° C	68.86° F
June 15	20.39° C	68.7° F
June 14	20.59° C	69.06° F
June 13	20.74° C	69.33° F
June 12	20.87° C	69.57° 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 Rockhampton by month

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

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

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

Rockhampton map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Rockhampton

Yeppoon

Australia, Australia and Oceania

22.30 miles away

The highest temperature in Australia today is 26.61° C (79.91° F) in Weipa. The lowest is in Port Phillip Bay, where the temperature of the water is 11.05° C (51.9° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Rockhampton?

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