Water temperature in Scotts Head (NSW) in August

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Is it warm enough to swim in Scotts Head in August? Average water temperature in Scotts Head in August is 19.4°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Scotts Head in August is 21.3°C, and the coldest is 16.5°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Scotts Head

Changes water temperature in Scotts Head in August 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Scotts Head for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Scotts Head, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of August.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 August	20°C	19.1°C	18.5°C	20.6°C
2 August	19.9°C	19.1°C	18.5°C	20.8°C
3 August	19.9°C	19.1°C	18.2°C	20.4°C
4 August	20.4°C	19.1°C	18.3°C	20.4°C
5 August	20.2°C	19.1°C	18.3°C	20.6°C
6 August	20.1°C	19.1°C	18.4°C	20.2°C
7 August	20.1°C	19.1°C	18.3°C	20.3°C
8 August	20.2°C	18.9°C	18.3°C	20.7°C
9 August	20.5°C	18.8°C	18.3°C	20.6°C
10 August	20.4°C	18.9°C	18.6°C	20.4°C
11 August	20.4°C	19°C	18.2°C	20.4°C
12 August	20.3°C	19.1°C	18.1°C	20.3°C
13 August	20.1°C	19.2°C	16.5°C	20.5°C
14 August	20.3°C	19.4°C	16.5°C	20.3°C
15 August	19.4°C	19.4°C	17.3°C	20.4°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 August	20.1°C	19.3°C	18°C	20.1°C
17 August	20°C	19.2°C	17.9°C	20.1°C
18 August	20.2°C	19.5°C	18°C	20.2°C
19 August	20.1°C	19.8°C	18.1°C	20.1°C
20 August	20.1°C	19.5°C	18.1°C	20.3°C
21 August	20.1°C	19.6°C	18.3°C	20.5°C
22 August	19.8°C	19.6°C	18.2°C	20.6°C
23 August	19.8°C	19.3°C	18.2°C	20.6°C
24 August	19.4°C	19.4°C	18°C	20.4°C
25 August	20.1°C	19.7°C	18°C	20.7°C
26 August	20°C	19.6°C	18.2°C	20.7°C
27 August	20.2°C	19.9°C	18.5°C	21°C
28 August	20°C	19.6°C	18.3°C	21.3°C
29 August	19.9°C	19.7°C	18.4°C	21.3°C
30 August	19.6°C	20.3°C	18.2°C	21.1°C
31 August	19.6°C	20.1°C	18.1°C	20.8°C

Average water temperature in Scotts Head in August over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
20°C	20°C	18.9°C	19.5°C	19.3°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
19.7°C	18.4°C	19.7°C	19.4°C	20.1°C

Scotts Head sea state in August

Chart comparing the height of waves in Scotts Head in August over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in August. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Valla Beach	19.3°C	16.5°C	21.2°C
Urunga	19.2°C	16.6°C	20.9°C
Hat Head	19.9°C	17.1°C	21.8°C
Moonee Beach	19.4°C	17°C	21.2°C
Emerald Beach	19.4°C	17.1°C	21.1°C
Sandy Beach	19.4°C	17.1°C	21.2°C
Bonny Hills	19°C	16.9°C	20.9°C
Wooli	19.4°C	17.2°C	21.1°C
North Haven	18.7°C	16.6°C	20.5°C
Dunbogan	18.7°C	16.6°C	20.5°C

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Our report for Scotts Head is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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