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 28th March 2024.

27.95° C

(82.32° F)

  • yesterday: 27.87° C (82.17° F)
  • a week ago: 27.03° C (80.65° F)

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.

The average sea temperature for Rockhampton on March 28th over the last 10 years is 27.03° C (80.66° F), with a low temperature of 25.5° C (77.9° F) and a high of 28.15° C (82.67° F).

Analysis and forecast for Rockhampton water temperatures

The water temperature in Rockhampton today is higher than the average temperature of 27.03° C (80.66° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 28° C (82.4° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 27.95° C 82.32° F
March 27 27.87° C 82.17° F
March 26 26.65° C 79.97° F
March 25 26.9° C 80.42° F
March 24 26.7° C 80.06° F
March 23 26.82° C 80.28° F
March 22 26.88° C 80.38° F
March 21 27.03° C 80.65° F
March 20 27.15° C 80.87° F
March 19 27.27° C 81.09° F
March 18 26.58° C 79.84° F
March 17 26.57° C 79.83° F
March 16 26.59° C 79.86° F
March 15 26.67° C 80.01° F
March 14 26.86° C 80.35° F
March 13 26.89° C 80.4° F
March 12 27.22° C 81° F
March 11 27.3° C 81.14° F
March 10 27.4° C 81.32° F
March 9 27.66° C 81.79° F
March 8 28.05° C 82.49° F
March 7 28.39° C 83.1° F
March 6 28.39° C 83.1° F
March 5 28.51° C 83.32° F
March 4 28.68° C 83.62° F
March 3 28.86° C 83.95° F
March 2 28.72° C 83.7° F
March 1 28.69° C 83.64° F
February 29 28.67° C 83.61° F
February 28 28.7° C 83.66° F
February 27 28.74° C 83.73° 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.

Rockhampton map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Rockhampton

The highest temperature in Australia today is 32.69° C (90.85° F) in Port Hedland. The lowest is in Bruny Island, where the temperature of the water is 16.17° C (61.11° 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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