Currituck Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Currituck right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Currituck, United States on January 10, 2026.

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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 Currituck on January 10 over the last 10 years is 8.15° C (46.68° F), with a low temperature of 4.1° C (39.38° F) and a high of 11.36° C (52.45° F).

Analysis and forecast for Currituck water temperatures

The water temperature in Currituck today is the same as the average temperature of 8.15° C (46.68° F) and the temperature on this day last year was 8.15° C (46.68° F).

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

DateTemperature (Celsius)Temperature (Fahrenheit)
January 108.15° C46.68° F
January 98.24° C46.83° F
January 88.52° C47.33° F
January 78.68° C47.62° F
January 68.64° C47.56° F
January 58.79° C47.81° F
January 48.94° C48.09° F
January 39.06° C48.3° F
January 29.08° C48.34° F
January 19.25° C48.66° F
December 319.3° C48.75° F
December 309.38° C48.88° F
December 299.39° C48.9° F
December 289.4° C48.92° F
December 279.55° C49.18° F
December 269.76° C49.57° F
December 259.8° C49.63° F
December 249.82° C49.69° F
December 239.81° C49.66° F
December 229.99° C49.98° F
December 2110.14° C50.25° F
December 2010.17° C50.31° F
December 1910.19° C50.34° F
December 1810.19° C50.34° F
December 1710.35° C50.63° F
December 1610.46° C50.82° F
December 1510.61° C51.1° F
December 1410.72° C51.3° F
December 1310.79° C51.41° F
December 1211° C51.8° 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 Currituck by month

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

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

Currituck map and nearby water temperatures

Currituck sea temperature map

Locations near Currituck

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Currituck?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Currituck because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atmosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Currituck 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 Currituck 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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