New Zealand water temperature in December

Can you swim in New Zealand in winter? In December sea water temperature in some cities of New Zealand is above 20°C and it is enough for comfortable bathing. Based on average water temperature observations over the past ten years, the warmest sea in New Zealand in December was 20.1°C (in Thames), and the coldest water 13.4°C (in Kaka Point). To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in New Zealand

New Zealand sea surface temp in December

New Zealand cities and resorts with the values of the average water temperature in December in recent years.
For more detailed information about water temperature, surf forecast, weather and time of sunrise and sunset in any specific area of your interest, just click on a city name. For ease of search, all places are also grouped by the first letter of the name.

To find out what the water temperature was in New Zealand any day over a period of the last ten years, select the month

Places with the warmest average sea water temperature in New Zealand in December. Also indicated are the maximum and minimum temperatures in December for these locations based on observations over the past 10 years

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Our report for New Zealand 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.