# Poor Knights Islands water temperature Sea temperature at Poor Knights Islands is 15.9 °C (60.6 °F). - Location: Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand - Timezone: Pacific/Auckland - Source: Open-Meteo marine forecast (snapshot) - Generated at: 2026-09-25T01:46:40.426838+12:00 - Forecast page: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/ - HTML sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/sea-temperature/ - Temperature is not a safety rating or snorkel score. - Guidance: Cold water - What to wear: Use a full 3-5 mm wetsuit and keep the session within your cold-water experience. ## Monthly baseline - January: 20.8 °C (69.4 °F) - February: 21.8 °C (71.2 °F) - March: 21.3 °C (70.3 °F) - April: 20.2 °C (68.4 °F) - May: 19.0 °C (66.2 °F) - June: 17.3 °C (63.1 °F) - July: 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) - August: 15.4 °C (59.7 °F) - September: 15.8 °C (60.4 °F) - October: 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) - November: 17.9 °C (64.2 °F) - December: 19.6 °C (67.3 °F)