Samarai Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Samarai right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Samarai, Papua New Guinea on 19th April 2024.

29.55° C

(85.2° F)

  • yesterday: 29.57° C (85.23° F)
  • a week ago: 29.94° C (85.89° F)

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

The average sea temperature for Samarai on April 19th over the last 10 years is 28.69° C (83.65° F), with a low temperature of 27.86° C (82.15° F) and a high of 29.66° C (85.39° F).

Analysis and forecast for Samarai water temperatures

The water temperature in Samarai today is higher than the average temperature of 28.69° C (83.65° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th April 2023, was 29.54° C (85.17° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 19 29.55° C 85.2° F
April 18 29.57° C 85.23° F
April 17 29.72° C 85.5° F
April 16 29.55° C 85.19° F
April 15 29.93° C 85.87° F
April 14 29.95° C 85.91° F
April 13 29.99° C 85.98° F
April 12 29.94° C 85.89° F
April 11 29.78° C 85.6° F
April 10 29.72° C 85.5° F
April 9 29.47° C 85.05° F
April 8 29.49° C 85.08° F
April 7 29.79° C 85.62° F
April 6 29.85° C 85.73° F
April 5 29.58° C 85.24° F
April 4 29.42° C 84.96° F
April 3 29.65° C 85.37° F
April 2 29.63° C 85.33° F
April 1 29.26° C 84.67° F
March 31 29.4° C 84.92° F
March 30 29.66° C 85.39° F
March 29 29.71° C 85.48° F
March 28 29.78° C 85.6° F
March 27 30.13° C 86.23° F
March 26 30.06° C 86.11° F
March 25 29.98° C 85.96° F
March 24 29.9° C 85.82° F
March 23 29.8° C 85.64° F
March 22 29.63° C 85.33° F
March 21 29.51° C 85.12° F
March 20 29.18° C 84.52° 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 Samarai by month

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

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

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Samarai map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Samarai

Milne Bay

Papua New Guinea, Australia and Oceania

12.11 miles away

The highest temperature in Papua New Guinea today is 30.38° C (86.69° F) in Milne Bay. The lowest is in Samarai, where the temperature of the water is 29.55° C (85.2° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Samarai?

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