Sea Temperature

Wellington Sea Temperature

(Today) Dec 2019

16.2°C / 61.2°F

Current weather

18°C / 65°F
(few clouds)

Partly cloudy
Wind

23 mph

Humidity

52%

The measurements for the water temperature in Wellington, Wellington are provided by the daily satellite readings provided by the NOAA. The temperatures given are the sea surface temperature (SST) which is most relevant to recreational users.

Monthly average sea temp

Monthly average max / min water temperatures

The graph below shows the range of monthly Wellington water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data.

Maximum and minimum monthly sea temperatures in Wellington
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 14.2 15.3 14.6 13.4 12.8 11.8 11.2 10.9 11.1 11.8 12.3 13.5
Max °C 17.9 17.9 17.8 16.2 15.1 13.9 13.2 13.2 13.8 13.9 15.3 17.3
Min °F 59 60.6 59.6 57.2 55.9 54 53 52.5 53 54 55.3 57.8
Max °F 62.7 63.2 62.8 60 58.2 56.1 55 54.8 55.7 56.1 58.3 61.6

7 day tide forecast for Wellington

SatSunMonTueWedThuFri
  • Low 1:05am
    (0.71m)
  • High 7:08am
    (1.70m)
  • Low 1:44pm
    (0.68m)
  • High 7:46pm
    (1.57m)
  • Low 1:55am
    (0.66m)
  • High 7:59am
    (1.72m)
  • Low 2:37pm
    (0.62m)
  • High 8:38pm
    (1.59m)
  • Low 2:45am
    (0.61m)
  • High 8:52am
    (1.73m)
  • Low 3:28pm
    (0.56m)
  • High 9:29pm
    (1.60m)
  • Low 3:36am
    (0.56m)
  • High 9:45am
    (1.73m)
  • Low 4:18pm
    (0.52m)
  • High 10:19pm
    (1.63m)
  • Low 4:29am
    (0.51m)
  • High 10:39am
    (1.73m)
  • Low 5:07pm
    (0.49m)
  • High 11:08pm
    (1.65m)
  • Low 5:23am
    (0.49m)
  • High 11:34am
    (1.73m)
  • Low 5:57pm
    (0.47m)
  • High 12:00am
    (1.66m)
  • Low 6:17am
    (0.47m)
  • High 12:28pm
    (1.73m)
  • Low 6:47pm
    (0.47m)
7 day tide times for Wellington

*These tide times are estimates based on the nearest port (Wellington, New Zealand) and may differ by up to half and hour depending on distance. Please note, the tide times given are not suitable for navigational purposes.

Average December sea temperatures

  • Max: 17.3°C / 63.1°F
  • Avg: 15.4°C / 59.7°F
  • Min: 13.5°C / 56.3°F
Wellington average sea temperature chart

These average ocean temperatures for Wellington are calculated from several years of archived data.

Map showing location of Wellington (-41.286640, 174.775570)

Locations nearby

Variations

Whilst sea temperatures for Wellington are as accurate as current data allows, there may be slight local and regional variations depending on conditions. Time of day and wind direction may have a temporary local effect as can water flows from neraby rivers.

Alternate names for Wellington
Gorad Velingtan, Ouellin'nkton, Ouellinkton, Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, Ueligitone, Uelingtun, Velington, Velingtona, Velingtonas, Velingtono, Vellington, Vellingtonia, Vellinqton, WLG, Welinton, Welintòn, Wellingatun, Wellington, Whanga-nui-a-Tara, hui ling dun, oyelintana, raelintana, u~erinton, velingatana, velingtana, velintan, vellingtan, wellingtan, wellingteon, wlyngtwn, wylynghtwn, Ουέλλιγκτον, Ουέλλινγκτον, Велингтон, Веллингтон, Веллінгтон, Горад Велінгтан, Уелингтън, Վելինգտոն, ולינגטון, װעלינגטאן, ولینگتون, ويلينغتون, ویلنگٹن, ۋېللىنگتون, वेलिंगटन, वेलिंग्टन, ওয়েলিংটন, ৱেলিংটন, વેલિંગ્ટન, வெலிங்டன், ವೆಲ್ಲಿಂಗ್ಟನ್, เวลลิงตัน, ཝེ་ལིང་ཐོན།, ဝယ်လင်တန်မြို့, ველინგტონი, ዌሊንግተን, ウェリントン, 惠灵顿, 웰링턴

Wellington average sea temperature chart