Emerald Isle Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Emerald Isle is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Emerald Isle and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Emerald Isle right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Emerald Isle, United States on 27th April 2024.
20.67° C
(69.21° F)
- yesterday: 20.76° C (69.37° F)
- a week ago: 18.13° C (64.63° 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 Emerald Isle on April 27th over the last 10 years is 19.42° C (66.96° F), with a low temperature of 17° C (62.6° F) and a high of 21.88° C (71.38° F).
Analysis and forecast for Emerald Isle water temperatures
The water temperature in Emerald Isle today is higher than the average temperature of 19.42° C (66.96° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 27th April 2023, was 20.77° C (69.39° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Emerald Isle 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 Emerald Isle by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Emerald Isle.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Emerald Isle changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Emerald Isle map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Emerald Isle
The highest temperature in United States today is 26.65° C (79.98° F) in Duck Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.8° C (28.77° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Emerald Isle?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Emerald Isle 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 Emerald Isle 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 Emerald Isle 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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