New Buffalo Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in New Buffalo right now

Below is the current sea temperature for New Buffalo, United States on 18th April 2024.

5.43° C

(41.77° F)

  • yesterday: 6.56° C (43.81° F)
  • a week ago: 5.59° C (42.06° F)

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 New Buffalo on April 18th over the last 10 years is 4.8° C (40.64° F), with a low temperature of 2.08° C (35.74° F) and a high of 7.71° C (45.88° F).

Analysis and forecast for New Buffalo water temperatures

The water temperature in New Buffalo today is higher than the average temperature of 4.8° C (40.64° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 18th April 2023, was 5.08° C (41.14° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 18 5.43° C 41.77° F
April 17 6.56° C 43.81° F
April 17 6.56° C 43.81° F
April 16 6.56° C 43.81° F
April 15 6.45° C 43.61° F
April 14 6.14° C 43.05° F
April 13 6.08° C 42.94° F
April 12 5.69° C 42.24° F
April 11 5.59° C 42.06° F
April 10 5.52° C 41.94° F
April 9 5.5° C 41.9° F
April 8 5.57° C 42.03° F
April 7 5.27° C 41.49° F
April 6 5.06° C 41.11° F
April 5 4.76° C 40.57° F
April 4 4.53° C 40.15° F
April 3 4.51° C 40.12° F
April 2 4.74° C 40.53° F
April 1 4.75° C 40.55° F
March 31 4.6° C 40.28° F
March 30 4.69° C 40.44° F
March 29 4.46° C 40.03° F
March 28 4.48° C 40.06° F
March 27 4.65° C 40.37° F
March 26 5.03° C 41.05° F
March 25 5.14° C 41.25° F
March 24 4.47° C 40.05° F
March 23 4.42° C 39.96° F
March 22 4.34° C 39.81° F
March 21 4.39° C 39.9° 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 New Buffalo by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in New Buffalo.

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

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

New Buffalo map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near New Buffalo

Union Pier

United States, North America

3.55 miles away

Michigan City

United States, North America

9.81 miles away

Warren Dunes

United States, North America

11.53 miles away

Indiana Dunes

United States, North America

19.55 miles away

St Joseph

United States, North America

24.50 miles away

Benton Harbor

United States, North America

26.82 miles away

The highest temperature in United States today is 27.08° C (80.74° F) in Duck Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.31° C (29.64° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in New Buffalo?

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