Edisto Island Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Edisto Island right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Edisto Island, United States on 27th April 2024.

20.87° C

(69.57° F)

  • yesterday: 20.74° C (69.34° F)
  • a week ago: 21.56° C (70.81° F)

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

The average sea temperature for Edisto Island on April 27th over the last 10 years is 20.74° C (69.34° F), with a low temperature of 18.46° C (65.23° F) and a high of 23.21° C (73.78° F).

Analysis and forecast for Edisto Island water temperatures

The water temperature in Edisto Island today is higher than the average temperature of 20.74° C (69.34° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 27th April 2023, was 20.8° C (69.44° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 27 20.87° C 69.57° F
April 26 20.74° C 69.34° F
April 25 19.81° C 67.66° F
April 24 19.56° C 67.21° F
April 23 19.99° C 67.98° F
April 22 20.55° C 68.99° F
April 21 21.76° C 71.17° F
April 20 21.56° C 70.81° F
April 19 21.56° C 70.81° F
April 18 20.82° C 69.48° F
April 17 19.98° C 67.96° F
April 16 19.5° C 67.1° F
April 15 19.17° C 66.51° F
April 14 18.94° C 66.09° F
April 13 18.63° C 65.53° F
April 12 18.72° C 65.7° F
April 11 18.84° C 65.91° F
April 10 18.39° C 65.1° F
April 9 17.99° C 64.38° F
April 8 17.56° C 63.61° F
April 7 17.47° C 63.45° F
April 6 17.41° C 63.34° F
April 5 17.31° C 63.16° F
April 4 17.31° C 63.16° F
April 3 16.97° C 62.55° F
April 2 16.66° C 61.99° F
April 1 16.7° C 62.06° F
March 31 16.62° C 61.92° F
March 30 16.56° C 61.81° F
March 29 16.38° C 61.48° F
March 28 16.24° C 61.23° 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 Edisto Island by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Edisto Island.

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

Edisto Island map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Edisto Island

The highest temperature in United States today is 26.82° C (80.28° F) in Duck Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.63° C (29.07° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Edisto Island?

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