Water temperature in Saunders Rock Beach in May

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Is it warm enough to swim in Saunders Rock Beach in May? Average water temperature in Saunders Rock Beach in May is 14.4°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Saunders Rock Beach in May is 17.1°C, and the coldest is 10.7°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Saunders Rock Beach

Changes water temperature in Saunders Rock Beach in May 2025, 2024

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

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 May	12.5°C	11.8°C	11.5°C	16.2°C
2 May	12.5°C	13°C	11.7°C	16.5°C
3 May	12.2°C	13.2°C	11.4°C	16.7°C
4 May	11.5°C	13.3°C	11.5°C	16.7°C
5 May	12°C	13.6°C	12°C	16.6°C
6 May	12.5°C	13.3°C	12.5°C	16.5°C
7 May	12.9°C	13.4°C	11.6°C	16.7°C
8 May	12.8°C	13.3°C	12.3°C	16.9°C
9 May	13.4°C	13.3°C	11.1°C	16.8°C
10 May	12.7°C	13.3°C	11.9°C	17.1°C
11 May	13.3°C	13.2°C	11°C	17.1°C
12 May	13°C	13.2°C	11.2°C	16.9°C
13 May	12.8°C	14.3°C	12.2°C	16.9°C
14 May	13.1°C	14.1°C	11°C	17°C
15 May	13.7°C	13.6°C	10.7°C	16.6°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 May	13.9°C	13.3°C	10.9°C	16.6°C
17 May	14.1°C	14.1°C	11.7°C	16.6°C
18 May	14.9°C	14.4°C	10.8°C	16.9°C
19 May	14.5°C	14.7°C	11.1°C	16.8°C
20 May	14.2°C	14.8°C	11.7°C	16.7°C
21 May	13.8°C	14.1°C	11.8°C	16.6°C
22 May	14.4°C	14.6°C	11.9°C	16.6°C
23 May	13.8°C	14.5°C	12.2°C	16.7°C
24 May	14.7°C	14.1°C	12.9°C	16.5°C
25 May	14.5°C	14.8°C	12.9°C	16.4°C
26 May	14.5°C	13.8°C	12.7°C	16.8°C
27 May	14.2°C	13.6°C	12.4°C	16.5°C
28 May	14.1°C	14.4°C	12.9°C	16.3°C
29 May	13.9°C	14.9°C	12.5°C	16.2°C
30 May	14°C	13.9°C	13°C	16.1°C
31 May	13.5°C	13.6°C	12°C	16.1°C

Saunders Rock Beach water temp chart in May

Average water temperature in Saunders Rock Beach in May over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
14.9°C	14.4°C	15.5°C	13.7°C	14.2°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
12.9°C	13°C	13°C	13.8°C	13.5°C

Saunders Rock Beach sea state in May

Chart comparing the height of waves in Saunders Rock Beach in May 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 Saunders Rock Beach in May

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Temperature in neighboring cities

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

	Avr	Min	Max
Bantry Bay	14.4°C	10.7°C	17.1°C
Oudekraal Beach	14.6°C	10.4°C	17.4°C
Noordhoek	15°C	10.8°C	17.9°C
Big Bay	14.2°C	10.3°C	16.8°C
Kommetjie	15.3°C	10.7°C	18.2°C
Kalk Bay	15.8°C	13°C	18°C
Muizenberg	15.8°C	13°C	18°C
Fish Hoek	15.8°C	13°C	18°C
St James	15.8°C	13°C	18°C
Simon's Town	15.8°C	12°C	17.9°C

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Our report for Saunders Rock Beach 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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