Orchid Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Orchid right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Orchid, United States on 28th March 2024.

23.87° C

(74.96° F)

  • yesterday: 23.48° C (74.26° F)
  • a week ago: 21.14° C (70.05° 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 Orchid on March 28th over the last 10 years is 22.08° C (71.74° F), with a low temperature of 19.91° C (67.84° F) and a high of 24.22° C (75.6° F).

Analysis and forecast for Orchid water temperatures

The water temperature in Orchid today is higher than the average temperature of 22.08° C (71.74° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 23.89° C (75° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 23.87° C 74.96° F
March 27 23.48° C 74.26° F
March 26 20.6° C 69.08° F
March 25 20.92° C 69.66° F
March 24 20.99° C 69.78° F
March 23 21.11° C 70° F
March 22 21.33° C 70.39° F
March 21 21.14° C 70.05° F
March 20 21.1° C 69.98° F
March 19 21.61° C 70.9° F
March 18 22.39° C 72.3° F
March 17 22.14° C 71.85° F
March 16 21.76° C 71.17° F
March 15 21.58° C 70.84° F
March 14 21.42° C 70.56° F
March 13 21.18° C 70.12° F
March 12 21.05° C 69.89° F
March 11 21.53° C 70.75° F
March 10 21.67° C 71.01° F
March 9 21.7° C 71.06° F
March 8 21.5° C 70.7° F
March 7 21.16° C 70.09° F
March 6 21.15° C 70.07° F
March 5 20.82° C 69.48° F
March 4 20.74° C 69.33° F
March 3 20.54° C 68.97° F
March 2 20.6° C 69.08° F
March 1 19.98° C 67.96° F
February 29 19.77° C 67.59° F
February 28 19.61° C 67.3° F
February 27 19.36° C 66.85° 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 Orchid by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Orchid.

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

Orchid map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Orchid

The highest temperature in United States today is 25.17° C (77.3° F) in Boynton Beach. The lowest is in Anchorage, where the temperature of the water is -1.66° C (29.01° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Orchid?

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