NOAA NDBC PGXA2

The Summit water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for The Summit from NDBC station Point Gardner (PGXA2). The station is 35.2 nautical miles from The Summit.

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Latest report

Water temperature unavailable

This station's latest report did not include a water temperature.

Water
Not in this report
Wind
12 kt (13.8 mph)
Gust
15 kt
Seas
ft
Observed
Oct 22, 3:02 PM AKDT

Wind at 12 knots is Beaufort force 4, Moderate breeze. A 17-ft open boat feels this wind. Many 23-ft boats are still fine. A 40-ft boat usually has margin. Boat or Nope's default 23-ft profile uses a 15-knot wind limit, inside this band. Beaufort scale · Knots to mph

Source and freshness

Retrieved from the NOAA NDBC realtime 2 file. A fresh copy is reused for about 2 minutes, and a recent copy can stand in for up to 30 minutes if the feed blips. Retrieved Oct 22, 3:20 PM AKDT.

NDBC station PGXA2 · Realtime file

This buoy is also the observation station for Baranof, Warm Spring Bay, Cannery Cove, Pybus Bay, Cleveland Passage, Whitney Island, Eliza Harbor, Admiralty Island, Entrance Island, Herring Bay, Kake Harbor, Keku Strait, Kasnyku Bay.

Water temperature questions

Where does the The Summit water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station PGXA2 (Point Gardner). That is the same buoy file the The Summit harbor page already requests. This page does not add a separate CO-OPS water-temperature product.

How fresh is the buoy reading?

The page shows the observation time from the NDBC report and the time Boat or Nope retrieved the file. The realtime file is cached for about 2 minutes when fresh, and a recent copy can be reused for up to 30 minutes if NDBC is briefly unavailable.

Why might the beach feel different from this temperature?

A buoy can sit offshore of the harbor, and shallow water warms and cools faster than the sensor. The station name and distance, when Boat or Nope has one, say how far the reading is from the harbor.

What does a cold reading mean for boating?

Water under 60°F can cause cold shock if someone falls in. The note on this page is general context. It is not a life-jacket or wetsuit rule for your boat.