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Arvidsvik, Sweden
Arvidsvik, Sweden | © Victor Soledad

Current water temperature in the North Sea. Historical and statistical data. Forecast of changes in water temperature in the North Sea.

Current water temperature in North Sea

#minimal
42°F
#average
48°F
#maximum
53°F

At the moment on the beaches in North Sea the water temperature is very low and not suitable for swimming.

North Sea: countries

We track and show sea surface temperature in the following countries and regions related to this sea:

North Sea: water temperature data

Bathing comfort is also affected by air temperature, wind or precipitation. All this data you can see on the page of each location. To do this, you can use the search or view all locations in a region, country, state or coastline of a particular part of Earth.

Baltrum, Germany
Baltrum, Germany | © Günter Hommes

The warmest water in North Sea was recorded today in Terally. The water temperature in this location is 53°F. And the coldest in Tylosand, its value 42°F.

The water temperature in North Sea tends to decrease, its value has decreased both over the last week and over the month. The general trend can be seen on the graph. It shows the change in the average water temperature, calculated at all points in North Sea over the past two months.

Indicators of changes in water temperature values throughout the year are important. For the two most popular swimming location in North Sea, the annual schedules look like this:

North Sea: general information

Marstrand, Sweden
Marstrand, Sweden | © dandanthe dandanthe

The North Sea is a shallow shelf sea of ​​the Atlantic Ocean that washes the shores of northern Europe. Located between the British Isles in the west, the Jutland Peninsulas, the Scandinavian Peninsulas in the east, and continental Europe in the south.

The surface water temperature in February (minimum) ranges from 2 ° C in the Skagerrak to 7.5 ° C in the northwest, and in August (maximum) - from 12.5 ° C to 18 ° C, respectively; this is in particular due to the influence of the warm North Atlantic Current, which comes here from the Norwegian Sea. It is noticeably colder on the border with the Baltic. The salinity of the water is 32-34.5 ppm in coastal waters and reaches 35 ‰ in the open sea. In the east, the salinity of the North Sea is noticeably lower due to the influx of cold and less saline waters of the Baltic, as well as the confluence of such large rivers as the Rhine, Elbe, Weser, Scheldt and Thames.

Throughout the year, western, south-western and north-western sea winds prevail, bringing frequent fogs and rains, and then the waves raised by gusts of wind reach 6-7 m, and off the coast of Scotland - 11 meters, which greatly complicates navigation. Tide heights range from 0.2 m off the coast of Norway to 7.6 m off the coast of England; sea ​​currents are oriented counterclockwise and move at a speed of about 1 km / h.

Below is information about the current water temperature, the current trend of its change, information about the weather in selected locations in North Sea.

CityWaterAir
Scheveningen50°F35°F
Oostende51°F33°F
Zandvoort50°F35°F
Fredericia44°F31°F
Soenderborg44°F29°F
Egmond Aan Zee50°F35°F
Oslo44°F17°F
Den Haag50°F35°F
Bergen48°F19°F
Amsterdam49°F32°F
Noordwijk50°F35°F
Vlissingen50°F33°F
Aarhus44°F30°F
Aalborg43°F30°F
Kijkduin50°F35°F

Find out the temperature of sea water in more than 12000 cities and resorts around the world. Water surface temperature values are available in real time. There is a forecast of water temperature changes for the next few days, as well as historical data of sea surface temperature are available for all days of the last years.

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