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NOAA NDBC WAXM3

Hen Cove water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for Hen Cove from NDBC station Carriage House, Waquoit Bay Reserve, MA (WAXM3). The station is 7.5 nautical miles from Hen Cove.

Latest report

Water temperature unavailable

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

Water
Not in this report
Wind
2 kt (2.3 mph)
Gust
kt
Seas
ft
Observed
Oct 19, 10:00 AM EDT

Wind at 2 knots is Beaufort force 1, Light air. Comfortable for almost any recreational boat. 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 19, 11:40 AM EDT.

NDBC station WAXM3 · Realtime file

This buoy is also the observation station for Anns Cove, Cape Cod Canal, Cohasset Narrows, Continental Marina, Dick's Marine, East River, Eel River, Freedom Boat Club.

Check the boat day

Go / No-Go for Hen CoveThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.Hen Cove tide chartCO-OPS 8447355 highs and lows.

Water temperature questions

Where does the Hen Cove water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station WAXM3 (Carriage House, Waquoit Bay Reserve, MA). That is the same buoy file the Hen Cove 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.