Water temperature in Shoalhaven Heads (NSW) in January

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Is it warm enough to swim in Shoalhaven Heads in January? Average water temperature in Shoalhaven Heads in January is 22.1°C and therefore suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Shoalhaven Heads in January is 24.1°C, and the coldest is 20°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Shoalhaven Heads

Changes water temperature in Shoalhaven Heads in January 2025, 2024

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

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 January	22.8°C	20.9°C	20.2°C	22.8°C
2 January	22.6°C	21.2°C	20.2°C	22.8°C
3 January	22.5°C	21.4°C	20.6°C	22.5°C
4 January	22.4°C	21.2°C	20.3°C	22.4°C
5 January	22.7°C	22.1°C	20.6°C	22.7°C
6 January	22.7°C	22.1°C	20.9°C	22.7°C
7 January	22.2°C	22.1°C	20.8°C	22.7°C
8 January	22.1°C	22°C	20.6°C	22.8°C
9 January	22.1°C	22.5°C	20.7°C	23.2°C
10 January	22.1°C	21.9°C	20.9°C	22.9°C
11 January	22.8°C	22.7°C	21°C	23°C
12 January	23°C	22.5°C	21.1°C	23.2°C
13 January	23.4°C	22.5°C	20.6°C	23.9°C
14 January	23.2°C	22.5°C	20°C	23.3°C
15 January	23.2°C	22.6°C	20.7°C	23.2°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 January	23.3°C	22.8°C	21.1°C	23.3°C
17 January	23.2°C	22.9°C	21.4°C	23.3°C
18 January	22.8°C	22°C	21.2°C	23.3°C
19 January	22.6°C	21.7°C	21.1°C	23.2°C
20 January	22.9°C	22.7°C	21.1°C	23.5°C
21 January	22.3°C	21.9°C	21.2°C	23.1°C
22 January	22.2°C	22.5°C	21.2°C	23.1°C
23 January	22.1°C	22°C	21.4°C	23.3°C
24 January	22.1°C	22°C	21.6°C	23.2°C
25 January	22.1°C	22.1°C	21.4°C	23.2°C
26 January	22.8°C	22.4°C	21.3°C	23.6°C
27 January	23°C	21.6°C	21.3°C	23.6°C
28 January	22.9°C	21.9°C	21.5°C	23.9°C
29 January	22.6°C	22°C	21.2°C	23.9°C
30 January	22.7°C	21.9°C	21.4°C	23.7°C
31 January	23.1°C	23°C	21.6°C	24.1°C

Shoalhaven Heads water temp chart in January

Average water temperature in Shoalhaven Heads in January over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
22.1°C	22.4°C	22.4°C	22.1°C	21.9°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
22.2°C	22.9°C	22.1°C	22.1°C	22.7°C

Shoalhaven Heads sea state in January

Chart comparing the height of waves in Shoalhaven Heads in January 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.

Waves height in Shoalhaven Heads in January

Shoalhaven Heads water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

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

	Avr	Min	Max
Lake Illawarra	22.4°C	20.4°C	24.7°C
Berkeley	22.4°C	20.5°C	25.1°C
Warilla	22.4°C	20.5°C	25.1°C
Lake Heights	22.4°C	20.4°C	24.7°C
Coniston	22.4°C	20.5°C	24.7°C
Port Kembla	22.4°C	20.5°C	24.7°C
Wollongong	22.4°C	20°C	24.5°C
Gwynneville	22.4°C	20°C	24.5°C
Bellambi	22.3°C	19.4°C	24.3°C
Manyana	21.6°C	18.4°C	23.7°C

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Our report for Shoalhaven Heads 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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