Santa Catalina Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Santa Catalina right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Santa Catalina, Panama on 19th April 2024.

29.06° C

(84.3° F)

yesterday: 28.65° C (83.57° F)
a week ago: 28.79° C (83.82° 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 Santa Catalina on April 19th over the last 10 years is 28.56° C (83.4° F), with a low temperature of 27.14° C (80.85° F) and a high of 29.7° C (85.46° F).

Analysis and forecast for Santa Catalina water temperatures

The water temperature in Santa Catalina today is higher than the average temperature of 28.56° C (83.4° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th April 2023, was 29.05° C (84.29° F).

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

Date	Temperature (Celsius)	Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 19	29.06° C	84.3° F
April 18	28.65° C	83.57° F
April 18	28.65° C	83.57° F
April 17	28.18° C	82.72° F
April 16	28.2° C	82.76° F
April 15	28.33° C	82.99° F
April 14	28.42° C	83.16° F
April 13	29.01° C	84.22° F
April 12	28.79° C	83.82° F
April 11	29.46° C	85.03° F
April 10	29.06° C	84.31° F
April 9	29° C	84.2° F
April 8	29.3° C	84.74° F
April 7	28.9° C	84.02° F
April 6	28.78° C	83.8° F
April 5	29.09° C	84.36° F
April 4	28.88° C	83.98° F
April 3	28.86° C	83.95° F
April 2	29.01° C	84.22° F
April 1	29.08° C	84.34° F
March 31	29.18° C	84.52° F
March 30	29.56° C	85.21° F
March 29	29.77° C	85.59° F
March 28	29.85° C	85.73° F
March 27	29.95° C	85.91° F
March 26	29.99° C	85.98° F
March 25	29.99° C	85.98° F
March 24	29.92° C	85.86° F
March 23	29.7° C	85.46° F
March 22	29.69° C	85.44° 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 Santa Catalina by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Santa Catalina.

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

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

Santa Catalina map and nearby water temperatures

The highest temperature in Panama today is 30.07° C (86.12° F) in Puerto Armuelles. The lowest is in Gulf of Panama, where the temperature of the water is 25.86° C (78.54° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Santa Catalina?

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