Bridgetown Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Bridgetown right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Bridgetown, Barbados on 11th October 2024.

31.07° C

(87.93° F)

  • yesterday: 31.11° C (88° F)
  • a week ago: 31.1° C (87.98° F)

Water at this temperature is very warm and you should look to bathe only. Avoid any kind of strenuous swimming as there is a real risk of heat stroke at this temperature.

The average sea temperature for Bridgetown on October 11th over the last 10 years is 29.15° C (84.46° F), with a low temperature of 28.23° C (82.81° F) and a high of 30.07° C (86.13° F).

Analysis and forecast for Bridgetown water temperatures

The water temperature in Bridgetown today is higher than the average temperature of 29.15° C (84.46° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 11th October 2023, was 30.07° C (86.13° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
October 11 31.07° C 87.93° F
October 10 31.11° C 88° F
September 25 30.86° C 87.55° F
September 24 31.04° C 87.87° F
September 23 31.01° C 87.82° F
September 22 30.87° C 87.57° F
September 21 30.56° C 87.01° F
September 20 30.73° C 87.31° F
September 19 30.46° C 86.83° F
September 18 30.24° C 86.43° F
September 17 30.42° C 86.76° F
September 16 30.12° C 86.22° F
September 15 30.11° C 86.2° F
September 14 30.19° C 86.34° F
September 13 30.21° C 86.38° F
September 12 30.1° C 86.18° F
September 11 30.18° C 86.32° F
September 10 30.16° C 86.29° F
September 9 30.17° C 86.31° F
September 8 30.34° C 86.61° F
September 7 30.43° C 86.77° F
September 6 30.37° C 86.67° F
September 5 30.24° C 86.43° F
September 4 30.13° C 86.23° F
September 3 30.22° C 86.4° F
September 2 30.28° C 86.5° F
September 1 30.39° C 86.7° F
August 31 30.4° C 86.72° F
August 30 30.41° C 86.74° F
August 29 30.35° C 86.63° F
August 28 30.25° C 86.45° 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 Bridgetown by month

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

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

Bridgetown map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Bridgetown

The highest temperature in Barbados today is 31.1° C (87.98° F) in Bathsheba. The lowest is in Bathsheba, where the temperature of the water is 31.1° C (87.98° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Bridgetown?

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