Golden Bay Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Golden Bay right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Golden Bay, New Zealand on 29th March 2024.

17.95° C

(64.3° F)

  • yesterday: 18.15° C (64.66° F)
  • a week ago: 16.43° C (61.57° 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 Golden Bay on March 29th over the last 10 years is 18.48° C (65.26° F), with a low temperature of 17.04° C (62.67° F) and a high of 19.93° C (67.87° F).

Analysis and forecast for Golden Bay water temperatures

The water temperature in Golden Bay today is lower than the average temperature of 18.48° C (65.26° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 18.06° C (64.51° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 29 17.95° C 64.3° F
March 28 18.15° C 64.66° F
March 27 17.05° C 62.69° F
March 26 16.98° C 62.56° F
March 25 17.3° C 63.14° F
March 24 17.05° C 62.69° F
March 23 16.95° C 62.51° F
March 22 16.43° C 61.57° F
March 21 16.77° C 62.19° F
March 20 16.53° C 61.75° F
March 19 16.51° C 61.72° F
March 18 16.64° C 61.95° F
March 17 16.72° C 62.1° F
March 16 16.82° C 62.28° F
March 15 17.02° C 62.64° F
March 14 16.86° C 62.35° F
March 13 16.97° C 62.55° F
March 12 16.66° C 61.99° F
March 11 16.72° C 62.1° F
March 10 16.88° C 62.38° F
March 9 16.98° C 62.56° F
March 8 17.24° C 63.03° F
March 7 17.44° C 63.39° F
March 6 17.46° C 63.43° F
March 5 17.53° C 63.55° F
March 4 18.14° C 64.65° F
March 3 18.29° C 64.92° F
March 2 18.51° C 65.32° F
March 1 18.55° C 65.39° F
February 29 18.49° C 65.28° F
February 28 18.31° C 64.96° 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 Golden Bay by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Golden Bay.

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

Golden Bay map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Golden Bay

The highest temperature in New Zealand today is 21.3° C (70.33° F) in Coopers Beach. The lowest is in Kaka Point, where the temperature of the water is 14.32° C (57.77° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Golden Bay?

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