Gulf of Mexico Water Temperature
(Today) Jan 2026
21.1°C / 70°F
The water will feel tepid. Swimming will be tolerable without a wetsuit, although it will take a little getting used to. If you intend to stay in the water for a while a 3/2mm wetsuit will be ideal.
Current weather
18°C / 65°F
(overcast clouds)
(overcast clouds)
Wind
7 mph
Humidity
74%
Water temps is based on average surface temperatures measured throughout Gulf of Mexico.
Map showing Gulf of Mexico locations. Click on pins to view water temperature.
121 locations listed in Gulf of Mexico.
- Anahuac
- Anna Maria
- Apalachicola
- Aransas Pass
- Bagdad
- Bay Pines
- Bay Saint Louis
- Bayshore Gardens
- Belleair
- Belleair Beach
- Belleair Bluffs
- Biloxi
- Bradenton
- Bradenton Beach
- Callaway
- Cameron
- Carrabelle
- Cedar Key
- Clear Lake Shores
- Clearwater
- Clearwater Beach
- Corpus Christi
- Cortez
- D'Iberville
- Dauphin Island
- Destin
- Dunedin
- East Milton
- East Pensacola Heights
- Eastpoint
- Eglin Air Force Base
- El Lago
- Ellenton
- Feather Sound
- Fort Walton Beach
- Freeport
- Galveston
- Gandy
- Gautier
- Gibsonton
- Grand Isle
- Grove City
- Gulf Breeze
- Gulf Gate Estates
- Gulf Hills
- Gulf Shores
- Gulfport
- Gulfport
- Harbor Bluffs
- Holley
- Holmes Beach
- Hudson
- Indian Rocks Beach
- Indian Shores
- Johnson Key
- Kemah
- Laguna Vista
- Longboat Key
- Lower Grand Lagoon
- Lynn Haven
- Madeira Beach
- Manasota Key
- Mandeville
- Mary Esther
- Mexico Beach
- Miramar Beach
- Mobile
- Murray Key
- Niceville
- Nokomis
- North Redington Beach
- Ocean City
- Oldsmar
- Orange Beach
- Osprey
- Palacios
- Palm Harbor
- Palmetto
- Panama City Beach
- Parker
- Pascagoula
- Pensacola
- Point Clear
- Port Aransas
- Port Isabel
- Port Lavaca
- Port O'Connor
- Port Saint Joe
- Pretty Bayou
- Redington Beach
- Redington Shores
- Rockport
- Ruskin
- Safety Harbor
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pete Beach
- Saint Petersburg
- San Leon
- Sarasota
- Seabrook
- Seminole
- Shoreacres
- Siesta Key
- South Padre Island
- South Pasadena
- South Venice
- Tampa
- Tampa Bay
- Tarpon Springs
- Tierra Verde
- Treasure Island
- Tyndall Air Force Base
- Upper Grand Lagoon
- Valparaiso
- Vamo
- Venice
- Warrington
- Waveland
- West Bradenton
- Whitfield
- Woodlawn Beach
Based on readings from Tyndall Air Force Base