South West Rocks Sea Temperature

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

Analysis and forecast for South West Rocks water temperatures

The water temperature in South West Rocks today is higher than the average temperature of 25.72° C (78.3° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 21st March 2024, was 26.48° C (79.66° F).

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

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 South West Rocks by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in South West Rocks.

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

South West Rocks map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near South West Rocks

Scotts Head

Australia, Australia and Oceania

9.71 miles away

Nambucca Heads

Australia, Australia and Oceania

16.92 miles away

Crescent Head

Australia, Australia and Oceania

21.64 miles away

The highest temperature in Australia today is 30.93° C (87.68° F) in Port Musgrave. The lowest is in Coffin Bay, where the temperature of the water is 17.18° C (62.93° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in South West Rocks?

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