Grand Traverse Bay Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Grand Traverse Bay is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Grand Traverse Bay and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Grand Traverse Bay right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Grand Traverse Bay, United States on 29th March 2024.
1.62° C
(34.92° F)
- yesterday: 1.66° C (34.99° F)
- a week ago: 2.38° C (36.28° F)
Water at this temperature is freezing cold, can cause pain and takes your breath away. Unless you are very experienced and are under strict supervision, swimming in this water for more than a few minutes can be very dangerous. Be careful, stay safe, and enjoy the rush of endorphins and exhileration from a brief cold water swim.
The average sea temperature for Grand Traverse Bay on March 29th over the last 10 years is 1.02° C (33.83° F), with a low temperature of 0.31° C (32.56° F) and a high of 2.83° C (37.09° F).
Analysis and forecast for Grand Traverse Bay water temperatures
The water temperature in Grand Traverse Bay today is higher than the average temperature of 1.02° C (33.83° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 1.29° C (34.32° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Grand Traverse Bay 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 Grand Traverse Bay by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Grand Traverse Bay.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Grand Traverse Bay changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Grand Traverse Bay map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Grand Traverse Bay
The highest temperature in United States today is 25.57° C (78.03° F) in Boynton Beach. The lowest is in Nome, where the temperature of the water is -1.27° C (29.71° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Grand Traverse Bay?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Grand Traverse Bay 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 Grand Traverse Bay 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 Grand Traverse Bay 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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