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Southport Jetty Sea Temperature in May

Tasmania, Australia

April Southport Jetty year-round → June

Average sea temperature for Southport Jetty, Australia across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

14.54° C

High

15.69° C

Low

12.79° C

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 real risk.

May is the 5th warmest of 12 months at Southport Jetty. On average the water sits 0.3° than the year-round mean of 14.26° C.

Compared to April, May is 0.8° cooler than (15.35° C in April). By June the water is usually 14.01° C.

Southport Jetty Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May

10-year low, average and high

12.0° C
13.1° C
14.3° C
15.4° C
16.5° C
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5
10
15
20
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Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through May. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of May. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Southport Jetty.

A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.

May Water Temperature Table for Southport Jetty

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
May 1 14.85° C 13.96° C 15.49° C
May 2 14.75° C 13.22° C 15.53° C
May 3 14.69° C 12.79° C 15.42° C
May 4 14.78° C 13.05° C 15.56° C
May 5 14.78° C 13.1° C 15.6° C
May 6 14.77° C 13.49° C 15.61° C
May 7 14.77° C 13.71° C 15.62° C
May 8 14.74° C 13.67° C 15.69° C
May 9 14.73° C 13.71° C 15.61° C
May 10 14.65° C 13.64° C 15.49° C
May 11 14.63° C 13.51° C 15.44° C
May 12 14.59° C 13.28° C 15.4° C
May 13 14.53° C 13.22° C 15.48° C
May 14 14.55° C 13.1° C 15.55° C
May 15 14.54° C 12.98° C 15.53° C
May 16 14.54° C 13.14° C 15.51° C
May 17 14.49° C 13.46° C 15.5° C
May 18 14.43° C 13.49° C 15.45° C
May 19 14.3° C 13.22° C 15.38° C
May 20 14.28° C 13.27° C 15.26° C
May 21 14.36° C 13.64° C 15.14° C
May 22 14.38° C 13.63° C 15.17° C
May 23 14.48° C 13.79° C 15.34° C
May 24 14.45° C 13.71° C 15.16° C
May 25 14.37° C 13.73° C 15.07° C
May 26 14.36° C 13.78° C 15.07° C
May 27 14.35° C 13.82° C 14.99° C
May 28 14.32° C 13.55° C 14.93° C
May 29 14.29° C 13.45° C 14.97° C
May 30 14.29° C 13.54° C 14.91° C
May 31 14.33° C 13.75° C 14.9° C

Where May Sits in the Year

May highlighted

10.0° C
12.4° C
14.8° C
17.1° C
19.5° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
15.77° C
16.45° C
16.4° C
15.35° C
14.54° C
14.01° C
13.39° C
12.91° C
12.47° C
12.54° C
13.11° C
14.13° C
10-year monthly history for Southport Jetty. Bars span historical low to high; the line marks the monthly average. Range Average
January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December →

Nearby Locations in May

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Southport Jetty Location

-43.4333, 146.9667

-43.43330, 146.96670 View on OpenStreetMap →

Southport Jetty sits at -43.4333°N, 146.9667°E, on the coast of Tasmania, Australia. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.

Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.

Nearest locations to Southport Jetty