La Selva Beach Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in La Selva Beach right now

Below is the current sea temperature for La Selva Beach, United States on 26th April 2024.

11.29° C

(52.32° F)

  • yesterday: 11.06° C (51.9° F)
  • a week ago: 13.55° C (56.39° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for La Selva Beach on April 26th over the last 10 years is 12.04° C (53.68° F), with a low temperature of 10.91° C (51.64° F) and a high of 13.45° C (56.21° F).

Analysis and forecast for La Selva Beach water temperatures

The water temperature in La Selva Beach today is lower than the average temperature of 12.04° C (53.68° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 26th April 2023, was 11° C (51.8° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 26 11.29° C 52.32° F
April 25 11.06° C 51.9° F
April 24 12.71° C 54.88° F
April 23 13.01° C 55.42° F
April 22 13.26° C 55.87° F
April 21 13.16° C 55.69° F
April 20 12.89° C 55.2° F
April 19 13.55° C 56.39° F
April 18 12.46° C 54.43° F
April 17 12.23° C 54.01° F
April 16 12.18° C 53.92° F
April 15 12.2° C 53.96° F
April 14 12.26° C 54.07° F
April 13 12.54° C 54.57° F
April 12 12.5° C 54.5° F
April 11 12.64° C 54.75° F
April 10 12.4° C 54.32° F
April 9 12.47° C 54.45° F
April 8 12.47° C 54.45° F
April 7 12.46° C 54.43° F
April 6 12.59° C 54.66° F
April 5 12.8° C 55.04° F
April 4 13.1° C 55.58° F
April 3 13.31° C 55.96° F
April 2 13.23° C 55.81° F
April 1 13.01° C 55.42° F
March 31 12.83° C 55.09° F
March 30 12.93° C 55.27° F
March 29 13.07° C 55.53° F
March 28 13.23° C 55.81° F
March 27 13.23° C 55.81° 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 La Selva Beach by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in La Selva Beach.

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

January February March April May June July August September October November December

La Selva Beach map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near La Selva Beach

Rio Del Mar

United States, North America

1.95 miles away

Aptos

United States, North America

3.40 miles away

Capitola

United States, North America

5.57 miles away

Opal Cliffs

United States, North America

5.74 miles away

Watsonville

United States, North America

6.23 miles away

Santa Cruz

United States, North America

9.53 miles away

The highest temperature in United States today is 27.37° C (81.26° F) in Duck Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.4° C (29.48° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in La Selva Beach?

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