Water temperature in Fort William

This data the coastal Fort William sea water temperature today, tomorrow and the upcoming days. Besides, you can also get information about the weather and surf forecast, as well as the data on sunrise / sunset and moonrise / moonset at a given point on any given day.

Current sea temperature in Fort William

Water temperature in Fort William today is 13.7°C. Based on our historical data over a period of ten years, the warmest water in this day in Fort William was recorded in 2023 and was 14.2°C, and the coldest was recorded in 2015 at 12.4°C. Sea water temperature in Fort William is expected to drop to 13.2°C in the next 10 days. September average water temperature in Fort William is 13.2°C, the minimum temperature is 12.2°C, and the maximum is 14.9°C.

Throughout the year, the water temperature in Fort William does not rise above 20°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The average water temperature in Fort William in winter reaches 8.3°C, in spring 8°C, in summer the average temperature rises to 12.6°C, and in autumn it is 12.4°C.

Fort William water temperature now

The sea salinity in Fort William is 33.16‰, and the average salinity of the World Ocean is 35‰.

Surf Forecast in Fort William for today

Another important indicators for a comfortable holiday on the beach are the presence and height of the waves, as well as the speed and direction of the wind. Please find below data on the swell size for Fort William. We calculate the swell size based on the mean wave height (trough to crest) of each third highest wave. For more information on surf forecasts for the next ten days, please visit sea state forecast Fort William. Data in table shown for 15 September 2025, time in GMT 0 format (you can change the time zone on the sea state forecast page)

Surf report in Fort William

Fort William weather forecast

Current temperature and weather

Data in a table show Fort William temperature today (15 September 2025). For more information and forecast for a few days, go to the weather forecast Fort William.

0-3 h	3-6 h	6-9 h	9-12 h
6.5°C	6.6°C	6.7°C	8.8°C

12-15 h	15-18 h	18-21 h	21-24 h
11.3°C	9.6°C	9°C	8.2°C

Fort William water temperature by month

These figures shows the average, minimum and maximum monthly sea temperature in Fort William. In addition to the table values, the graph below displays of changes average surface temperature during the year. Values are calculated based on the data over the past 10 years. Using them, you can check the water temperature in Fort William on any day of this period that interests you. Click on the month link and you will see a table for each day, or alternatively you can view the temperature curve of the month and select 2 different years you want to compare, either in a table or as a curve

Chart monthly average water temperature in Fort William

The nearest beaches and cities from Fort William with the water temperature today, as well as the air temperature and the state of the weather during the day and the average wave height for today

	Water	Weather		Wave
Loch Linnhe	13.9°C	13°C		0.13 m
Arisaig	14.3°C	12°C		0.45 m
Mallaig	14°C	12°C		0.41 m
Ardtoe	14.4°C	13°C		0.44 m
Oban	14.1°C	13°C		0.19 m
Morar Beach	14.3°C	12°C		0.48 m
Tobermory	14.4°C	13°C		0.65 m
Kyle of Lochalsh	13.2°C	12°C		0.17 m
Kilchoan	14.6°C	13°C		0.67 m
Plockton	13.1°C	11°C		0.08 m

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Our report for Fort William 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.