Cook Strait Sea Temperature in November

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Cook Strait is for November? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Cook Strait over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Cook Strait for November

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Cook Strait in November.

14.51° C

(58.11° F)

highest: 16.55° C (61.79° F)
lowest: 12.96° C (55.33° 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.

Water temperature range by day in November in Cook Strait

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of November in Cook Strait.

Water temperatures for November in Cook Strait in recent years

Day	2024	2023	2022	2021
1	0° C	14.09° C	15.07° C	15.02° C
2	0° C	14.22° C	15.19° C	14.9° C
3	0° C	14.22° C	15.15° C	14.66° C
4	0° C	14.23° C	15.16° C	14.31° C
5	0° C	14.29° C	15.24° C	14.18° C
6	0° C	14.1° C	15.29° C	14.01° C
7	0° C	14.02° C	15.22° C	13.88° C
8	0° C	14.18° C	15.31° C	13.9° C
9	0° C	14.14° C	15.43° C	14.75° C
10	0° C	14.04° C	15.18° C	14.33° C
11	0° C	14.09° C	15.17° C	14.42° C
12	0° C	14.06° C	15.28° C	14.47° C
13	0° C	14.16° C	15.47° C	14.49° C
14	0° C	14.36° C	15.63° C	14.65° C
15	0° C	14.51° C	15.85° C	14.74° C
16	0° C	14.59° C	16.13° C	14.75° C
17	0° C	14.83° C	16.39° C	14.88° C
18	0° C	15.21° C	16.55° C	15.12° C
19	0° C	15.1° C	16.53° C	15.13° C
20	0° C	15.04° C	16.47° C	15.21° C
21	0° C	15.01° C	16.31° C	15.36° C
22	0° C	15.35° C	16.3° C	15.44° C
23	0° C	15.32° C	16.31° C	15.53° C
24	0° C	15.18° C	16.39° C	15.69° C
25	0° C	14.78° C	16.3° C	15.78° C
26	0° C	14.41° C	16.29° C	15.95° C
27	0° C	14.38° C	16.11° C	16.2° C
28	0° C	14.44° C	16.21° C	16.13° C
29	0° C	14.5° C	16.11° C	16.19° C
30	0° C	14.49° C	16.13° C	16.35° C