UK sea temperature map and buoy readings
Current water temperature reported by active wave buoys. Switch the map to monthly difference to see whether each buoy is warmer or cooler than its historical July average.
Buoys reporting
30
Latest Jul 13, 2026, 04:00
Average now
18.1C
Across reporting buoys
Warmest
21.0C
Weston Bay
Coolest
13.5C
K7
Most above monthly average
Looe Bay is +3.6C versus its July average.
Most below monthly average
K7 is -1.4C versus its July average.
Current observations
| Buoy | Observed | Current | July average | Difference | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K2 | 16.3C | 16.1C | +0.2C | offshore | |
| K1 | 17.7C | 17.3C | +0.4C | offshore | |
| K5 | 13.9C | 13.0C | +0.9C | offshore | |
| Brittany | 20.2C | 17.7C | +2.5C | offshore | |
| St Mary's Sound | 17.7C | 15.4C | +2.3C | inshore | |
| Sevenstones | 17.7C | 16.9C | +0.8C | offshore | |
| Penzance | 19.4C | 15.9C | +3.5C | inshore | |
| Porthleven | 17.9C | 15.8C | +2.1C | inshore | |
| Perranporth | 16.9C | 17.2C | -0.3C | inshore | |
| Looe Bay | 19.7C | 16.1C | +3.6C | inshore | |
| Bideford Bay | 18.5C | 18.0C | +0.5C | inshore | |
| Start Bay | 18.6C | 16.4C | +2.2C | inshore | |
| Cleveleys | 18.9C | 17.5C | +1.4C | inshore | |
| Morecambe Bay | 19.8C | 17.7C | +2.1C | inshore | |
| Weston Bay | 21.0C | 18.9C | +2.1C | inshore | |
| Ch. Lightship | 15.8C | 15.9C | -0.1C | offshore | |
| West Bay | 18.8C | 17.4C | +1.4C | inshore | |
| Weymouth | 19.1C | 17.8C | +1.3C | inshore | |
| Boscombe | 20.5C | 18.8C | +1.7C | inshore | |
| Newbiggin | 16.1C | 13.5C | +2.6C | inshore | |
| Whitby | 14.3C | 14.3C | +0.0C | inshore | |
| Rustington | 20.4C | 19.1C | +1.3C | inshore | |
| Scarborough | 16.6C | 14.2C | +2.4C | inshore | |
| Greenwich | 16.6C | 16.5C | +0.1C | offshore | |
| Seaford | 19.5C | 18.9C | +0.6C | inshore | |
| Pevensey Bay | 19.7C | 18.5C | +1.2C | inshore | |
| Folkestone | 19.4C | 18.1C | +1.3C | inshore | |
| Sandettie | 18.7C | 17.3C | +1.4C | offshore | |
| F3 | 18.4C | 17.3C | +1.1C | offshore | |
| K7 | 13.5C | 14.9C | -1.4C | offshore |