Australia Sea Surface Temperature
The sea surface temperature (SST) varies much more slowly than atmospheric temperatures due to the heat capacity of water. As such, the SSTs lag the atmospheric temperatures on a seasonal timescale by about 3 months. The lowest SSTs are usually observed in early Spring and the highest SSTs are observed in early Autumn.
In tropical regions, SSTs greater than 26°C are considered suitable for formation of tropical cyclones.
The data displayed in this map is the weekly average, centred on the date shown.
Now Temperature
At Darwin Ap
10:30 CST
29°C
25°C
Possible thunderstorm
Weather News
NSW weather: Foreign student swept off Nobbys Beach rocks remains missing
10:43 EDT
A man remains missing after being swept off rocks and into the sea at Nobbys Beach at Newcastle in the New South Wales Hunter region.
Wet start of the week coming to Melbourne
13:46 EDT
Stunning sunny skies across Victoria are about to give way to wet weather, especially in the south.
Wet and wild week for coastal Queensland
12:52 EDT
With a lingering coastal trough and developing low pressure system, the coming week is set to be soaking and thundery for many parts of the Queensland coastal fringe.
