The Basin
Rottnest Island Authority, Australia · sea 22.3 °C at its warmest, in February
Photo: Matthew.crompton · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea22.3 °C in February
- Coolest sea18.7 °C in September
- At or above 20 °CDecember to June
- ShoreBeach
- Country🇦🇺 Australia
- Coordinates-31.9886, 115.5359
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 15 km offshore — the nearest open-water cell in a 0.25° grid.
About
The Basin is a popular ocean swimming location at the northeast of Rottnest Island, between Pinky Beach and Longreach Bay in Western Australia. John T.
Beaches nearby
Pinky BeachRottnest Island Authority, Australia
Cottesloe BeachTown of Cottesloe, Australia
Leighton BeachWestern Australia, Australia
Bathers BeachCity of Fremantle, Australia.jpg/330px-SS_Wyola_at_low_tide_(39076062315).jpg)
C.Y. O'Connor BeachCity of Cockburn, Australia
Coogee BeachWestern Australia, Australia
Como BeachWestern Australia, Australia
Kwinana BeachKwinana Beach, Australia
Questions
How warm is the sea at The Basin?
The sea off The Basin averages 22.3 °C at its warmest, in February, and 18.7 °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 The Basin?
The sea reaches 20 °C or more from December to June. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.
Where is The Basin?
The Basin is on the coast of Rottnest Island Authority, Australia, at -31.9886, 115.5359. The globe on this site flies straight to it.