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Tunnel Beach

Dunedin City, New Zealand · sea 14.2 °C at its warmest, in February

Tunnel Beach

Photo: ChristchurchHistorian · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

13.7Jan
14.2Feb
13.7Mar
12.7Apr
11.8May
10.6Jun
9.9Jul
9.6Aug
10.1Sep
10.8Oct
11.8Nov
12.7Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 14 km offshore — the nearest open-water cell in a 0.25° grid.

About

Tunnel Beach is a locality 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) southwest of the city centre of Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Tunnel Beach?

The sea off Tunnel Beach averages 14.2 °C at its warmest, in February, and 9.6 °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 Tunnel Beach?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is Tunnel Beach?

Tunnel Beach is on the coast of Dunedin City, New Zealand, at -45.9212, 170.4590. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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