Salcombe Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Salcombe right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Salcombe, United Kingdom on 29th March 2024.

10.51° C

(50.91° F)

  • yesterday: 10.79° C (51.42° F)
  • a week ago: 11.35° C (52.43° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for Salcombe on March 29th over the last 10 years is 10.04° C (50.08° F), with a low temperature of 9.01° C (48.22° F) and a high of 10.71° C (51.28° F).

Analysis and forecast for Salcombe water temperatures

The water temperature in Salcombe today is higher than the average temperature of 10.04° C (50.08° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 10.38° C (50.68° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 29 10.51° C 50.91° F
March 28 10.79° C 51.42° F
March 27 11.3° C 52.34° F
March 26 10.92° C 51.66° F
March 25 11.27° C 52.29° F
March 24 11.28° C 52.3° F
March 23 11.26° C 52.27° F
March 22 11.35° C 52.43° F
March 21 11.41° C 52.54° F
March 20 11.6° C 52.88° F
March 19 11.58° C 52.84° F
March 18 11.38° C 52.48° F
March 17 11.19° C 52.14° F
March 16 11.28° C 52.3° F
March 15 11.26° C 52.27° F
March 14 11.12° C 52.02° F
March 13 10.97° C 51.75° F
March 12 11.01° C 51.82° F
March 11 10.98° C 51.76° F
March 10 11.12° C 52.02° F
March 9 11.14° C 52.05° F
March 8 11.18° C 52.12° F
March 7 11.43° C 52.57° F
March 6 11.22° C 52.2° F
March 5 11.14° C 52.05° F
March 4 11.09° C 51.96° F
March 3 11.08° C 51.94° F
March 2 11.06° C 51.91° F
March 1 11.07° C 51.93° F
February 29 11.07° C 51.93° 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 Salcombe by month

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

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

Salcombe map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Salcombe

The highest temperature in United Kingdom today is 10.49° C (50.88° F) in Portscatho. The lowest is in Balintore, where the temperature of the water is 6.85° C (44.32° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Salcombe?

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