Ela Beach
Papua New Guinea · sea 29.3 °C at its warmest, in January
Photo: Nick-D · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea29.3 °C in January
- Coolest sea25.2 °C in August
- At or above 20 °CAll year
- ShoreBeach
- Country🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates-9.4796, 147.1562
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 17 km offshore — the nearest open-water cell in a 0.25° grid.
About
Ela Beach, formerly known as Era Kone, meaning 'Turtle Beach' in the Motuan dialect of the Papuan region of Papua New Guinea, is Port Moresby's primary public beach.
Questions
How warm is the sea at Ela Beach?
The sea off Ela Beach averages 29.3 °C at its warmest, in January, and 25.2 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.
When can you swim at Ela Beach?
The sea reaches 20 °C or more from All year. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.
Where is Ela Beach?
Ela Beach is on the coast of Papua New Guinea, at -9.4796, 147.1562. The globe on this site flies straight to it.