Nick,

That pool of cool water seems to appear most years. It has certainly
occurred for the last 3.

It seems strange that the water off Land's End should be warmer than off SE
Devon in summer, but it is usually the case.

I can only assume that must be related to upwelling due to tidal currents,
it doesn't seem to be particularly wind related.

Graham
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"Nick G" wrote in message
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Swimming in the sea here on the south coast of Devon yesterday under
endless blue sky and hot sun, it seems that the sea has warmed
considerably over the last week or so and the pool of cooler water which
was hogging the coastline from Dartmouth to the Isle of Wight has vanished
being replaced by sea temps at least a couple of degrees warmer.

Regarding that pool of cooler water (~16C), is that normal or just
symptomatic of the summer that we have had so far, i.e., does it occur
every year; anyone cast light on the matter?

Indeed, the sea seems warmer now than anything I have experienced since
swimming in the Aegean in August a couple of years back.
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Nick G
Exe Valley, Devon
50 m amsl