Rye Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Rye right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Rye, Australia on 28th April 2025.

16.69° C

(62.03° F)

  • yesterday: 16.84° C (62.3° F)
  • a week ago: 19.06° C (66.31° 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 Rye on April 28th over the last 10 years is 16.96° C (62.52° F), with a low temperature of 15.99° C (60.78° F) and a high of 17.96° C (64.33° F).

Analysis and forecast for Rye water temperatures

The water temperature in Rye today is lower than the average temperature of 16.96° C (62.52° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th April 2024, was 16.62° C (61.92° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 28 16.69° C 62.03° F
April 27 16.84° C 62.3° F
April 25 18.97° C 66.15° F
April 24 19.17° C 66.51° F
April 23 19.06° C 66.31° F
April 22 18.96° C 66.13° F
April 21 19.06° C 66.31° F
April 20 19.34° C 66.81° F
April 19 19.45° C 67.01° F
April 18 19.42° C 66.96° F
April 17 19.5° C 67.1° F
April 16 19.34° C 66.81° F
April 15 19.22° C 66.6° F
April 14 19.03° C 66.25° F
April 13 19.19° C 66.54° F
April 12 19.04° C 66.27° F
April 11 18.87° C 65.97° F
April 10 19.05° C 66.29° F
April 9 18.97° C 66.15° F
April 8 18.8° C 65.84° F
April 7 18.82° C 65.88° F
April 6 19.05° C 66.29° F
April 5 19.28° C 66.7° F
April 4 19.61° C 67.3° F
April 3 19.97° C 67.95° F
April 2 20° C 68° F
April 1 20.16° C 68.29° F
March 31 20.32° C 68.58° F
March 30 20.52° C 68.94° F
March 29 20.78° C 69.4° F
March 28 20.83° C 69.49° 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 Rye by month

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

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

Rye map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Rye

The highest temperature in Australia today is 30.2° C (86.35° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Coffin Bay, where the temperature of the water is 15.01° C (59.01° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Rye?

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