Easter Island Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Easter Island right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Easter Island, Chile on 29th March 2024.

25.22° C

(77.39° F)

  • yesterday: 25.26° C (77.46° F)
  • a week ago: 25.02° C (77.04° F)

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

The average sea temperature for Easter Island on March 29th over the last 10 years is 25.2° C (77.35° F), with a low temperature of 24.31° C (75.76° F) and a high of 26.03° C (78.85° F).

Analysis and forecast for Easter Island water temperatures

The water temperature in Easter Island today is higher than the average temperature of 25.2° C (77.35° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 29th March 2023, was 25.23° C (77.41° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 29 25.22° C 77.39° F
March 28 25.26° C 77.46° F
March 27 24.92° C 76.86° F
March 26 24.87° C 76.77° F
March 25 24.89° C 76.8° F
March 24 24.88° C 76.78° F
March 23 24.95° C 76.91° F
March 22 25.02° C 77.04° F
March 21 25.25° C 77.45° F
March 20 25.22° C 77.4° F
March 19 25.13° C 77.23° F
March 18 25.09° C 77.16° F
March 17 24.85° C 76.73° F
March 16 24.84° C 76.71° F
March 15 24.66° C 76.39° F
March 14 24.6° C 76.28° F
March 13 24.49° C 76.08° F
March 12 24.78° C 76.6° F
March 11 24.87° C 76.77° F
March 10 24.96° C 76.93° F
March 9 25.02° C 77.04° F
March 8 25.05° C 77.09° F
March 7 25.44° C 77.79° F
March 6 25.13° C 77.23° F
March 5 25.24° C 77.43° F
March 4 25.32° C 77.58° F
March 3 25.31° C 77.56° F
March 2 25.24° C 77.43° F
March 1 25.21° C 77.38° F
February 29 25.19° C 77.34° F
February 28 25.15° C 77.27° 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 Easter Island by month

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

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

Easter Island map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Easter Island

The highest temperature in Chile today is 25.31° C (77.55° F) in Anakena. The lowest is in Cape Horn, where the temperature of the water is 8.52° C (47.33° F).

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

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