Oak Island Sea Temperature

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

Analysis and forecast for Oak Island water temperatures

The water temperature in Oak Island today is higher than the average temperature of 18.36° C (65.04° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th April 2023, was 18.91° C (66.04° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Oak Island 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 Oak Island by month

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

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

Oak Island map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Oak Island

Holden Beach

United States, North America

6.24 miles away

Southport

United States, North America

8.12 miles away

Bald Head Island

United States, North America

9.69 miles away

Kure Beach

United States, North America

15.47 miles away

Ocean Isle Beach

United States, North America

15.97 miles away

Carolina Beach

United States, North America

17.24 miles away

The highest temperature in United States today is 26.46° C (79.62° F) in Duck Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.71° C (28.92° F).

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

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