Dorset sea temp

[Matt Barker]

Hi All,

Im coming down from land locked Leicester for a long weekend around the 18th/19th of May with some mates and cant wait to get back in the water. Just wondering from the guys in the water what the sea temp is at the moment and whats it likely to rise to by the time we get down. Also are there any areas along the coast that warm up first.

Many thanks for the help

Matt.

 

[ickledevil]

At the moment not lot, reports seem to be fluctuating between 6-8 degrees, I would hazard a guess that by then we will be seeing more regular 9's and maybe even up to that magic 10 or more, usually is by that time but this year seems to be a bit slow on the uptake!

 

[Matt Barker]

Cheers, found this. Seems to be useful for monitoring the sea temp?
Channel Coastal Observatory - Real time data

 

[ickledevil]

Yeah that's a good one, forecast.co.uk is not bad either