Smithton Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Smithton right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Smithton, Australia on 9th July 2025.

12.44° C

(54.38° F)

  • yesterday: 12.61° C (54.69° F)
  • a week ago: 13.66° C (56.59° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for Smithton on July 9th over the last 10 years is 12.93° C (55.27° F), with a low temperature of 12.21° C (53.98° F) and a high of 13.91° C (57.04° F).

Analysis and forecast for Smithton water temperatures

The water temperature in Smithton today is lower than the average temperature of 12.93° C (55.27° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 9th July 2024, was 12.37° C (54.27° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
July 9 12.44° C 54.38° F
July 8 12.61° C 54.69° F
July 7 13.4° C 56.12° F
July 6 13.28° C 55.9° F
July 5 13.55° C 56.39° F
July 4 13.53° C 56.35° F
July 3 13.73° C 56.71° F
July 2 13.66° C 56.59° F
July 1 13.87° C 56.97° F
June 30 13.95° C 57.11° F
June 29 13.91° C 57.04° F
June 28 13.86° C 56.95° F
June 27 13.7° C 56.66° F
June 26 13.76° C 56.77° F
June 25 13.98° C 57.16° F
June 24 13.77° C 56.79° F
June 23 14.02° C 57.24° F
June 22 13.73° C 56.71° F
June 21 14.02° C 57.24° F
June 20 13.82° C 56.88° F
June 19 14.14° C 57.45° F
June 18 14.37° C 57.87° F
June 17 14.4° C 57.92° F
June 16 14.39° C 57.9° F
June 15 14.38° C 57.88° F
June 14 14.35° C 57.83° F
June 13 14.32° C 57.78° F
June 12 14.32° C 57.78° F
June 11 14.34° C 57.81° F
June 10 14.4° C 57.92° F
June 9 14.48° C 58.06° 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 Smithton by month

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

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

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Smithton map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Smithton

Stanley

Australia, Australia and Oceania

10.55 miles away

The highest temperature in Australia today is 27.27° C (81.08° F) in Darwin. The lowest is in Port Phillip Bay, where the temperature of the water is 11.63° C (52.93° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Smithton?

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