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UK sea temperature map

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 8, 2026, 18:00

Average now

18.4C

Across reporting buoys

Warmest

22.3C

Seaford

Coolest

12.7C

K7

Most above monthly average

Start Bay is +3.5C versus its July average.

Most below monthly average

K7 is -2.2C versus its July average.

Current observations

BuoyObservedCurrentJuly averageDifferenceType
K216.5C16.1C+0.4Coffshore
K118.8C17.3C+1.5Coffshore
K513.2C13.0C+0.2Coffshore
Brittany20.0C17.7C+2.3Coffshore
St Mary's Sound15.6C15.4C+0.2Cinshore
Sevenstones19.0C16.9C+2.1Coffshore
Penzance18.8C15.9C+2.9Cinshore
Porthleven16.9C15.8C+1.1Cinshore
Perranporth18.4C17.2C+1.2Cinshore
Looe Bay18.3C16.1C+2.2Cinshore
Bideford Bay19.4C18.0C+1.4Cinshore
Start Bay19.9C16.4C+3.5Cinshore
Cleveleys19.7C17.5C+2.2Cinshore
Morecambe Bay18.7C17.7C+1.0Cinshore
Weston Bay20.8C18.9C+1.9Cinshore
Ch. Lightship19.3C15.9C+3.4Coffshore
West Bay20.4C17.4C+3.0Cinshore
Weymouth20.5C17.8C+2.7Cinshore
Boscombe20.5C18.8C+1.7Cinshore
Newbiggin13.7C13.5C+0.2Cinshore
Whitby14.6C14.3C+0.3Cinshore
Rustington20.4C19.1C+1.3Cinshore
Scarborough16.8C14.2C+2.6Cinshore
Greenwich18.1C16.5C+1.6Coffshore
Seaford22.3C18.9C+3.4Cinshore
Pevensey Bay20.4C18.5C+1.9Cinshore
Folkstone19.5C18.1C+1.4Cinshore
Sandettie18.8C17.3C+1.5Coffshore
F318.9C17.3C+1.6Coffshore
K712.7C14.9C-2.2Coffshore