Gibsons Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Gibsons is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Gibsons and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Gibsons right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Gibsons, Canada on 23rd April 2024.
8.79° C
(47.83° F)
- yesterday: 10.56° C (51.01° F)
- a week ago: 9.51° C (49.12° F)
This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.
The average sea temperature for Gibsons on April 23rd over the last 10 years is 10.61° C (51.09° F), with a low temperature of 8.74° C (47.73° F) and a high of 13.09° C (55.56° F).
Analysis and forecast for Gibsons water temperatures
The water temperature in Gibsons today is lower than the average temperature of 10.61° C (51.09° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 23rd April 2023, was 8.74° C (47.73° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Gibsons over the last 30 days:
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 Gibsons by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Gibsons.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Gibsons changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Gibsons map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Gibsons
The highest temperature in Canada today is 9.48° C (49.07° F) in Bamfield. The lowest is in Hopedale, where the temperature of the water is -1.64° C (29.06° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Gibsons?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Gibsons 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 Gibsons 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 Gibsons 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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