Invercargill Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Invercargill right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Invercargill, New Zealand on 28th March 2024.

15.41° C

(59.73° F)

  • yesterday: 15.48° C (59.86° F)
  • a week ago: 13.86° C (56.95° 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 Invercargill on March 28th over the last 10 years is 14.74° C (58.53° F), with a low temperature of 13.53° C (56.35° F) and a high of 16.76° C (62.17° F).

Analysis and forecast for Invercargill water temperatures

The water temperature in Invercargill today is higher than the average temperature of 14.74° C (58.53° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 15.53° C (59.95° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 15.41° C 59.73° F
March 27 15.48° C 59.86° F
March 26 13.59° C 56.46° F
March 25 13.76° C 56.77° F
March 24 14.06° C 57.31° F
March 23 13.83° C 56.89° F
March 22 13.67° C 56.61° F
March 21 13.86° C 56.95° F
March 20 13.92° C 57.06° F
March 19 13.73° C 56.71° F
March 18 13.86° C 56.95° F
March 17 13.92° C 57.06° F
March 16 13.92° C 57.06° F
March 15 14.06° C 57.31° F
March 14 14.18° C 57.52° F
March 13 14.28° C 57.7° F
March 12 14.2° C 57.56° F
March 11 14.29° C 57.72° F
March 10 14.41° C 57.94° F
March 9 14.4° C 57.92° F
March 8 14.45° C 58.01° F
March 7 14.39° C 57.9° F
March 6 14.61° C 58.3° F
March 5 14.66° C 58.39° F
March 4 14.97° C 58.95° F
March 3 15.25° C 59.45° F
March 2 15.53° C 59.95° F
March 1 15.6° C 60.08° F
February 29 15.44° C 59.79° F
February 28 15.34° C 59.61° F
February 27 15.23° C 59.41° 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 Invercargill by month

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

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

Invercargill map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Invercargill

The highest temperature in New Zealand today is 21.47° C (70.64° F) in Coopers Beach. The lowest is in Kaka Point, where the temperature of the water is 14.35° C (57.82° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Invercargill?

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