NOAA NDBC BUZM3
Woods Hole water temperature
Latest water temperature and buoy observations for Woods Hole from NDBC station Buzzards Bay (BUZM3).
Latest report
Water temperature unavailable
This station's latest report did not include a water temperature.
- Water
- Not in this report
- Wind
- 20 kt (23 mph)
- Gust
- 22 kt
- Seas
- ft
- Observed
- Oct 17, 2:00 AM EDT
Wind at 20 knots is Beaufort force 5, Fresh breeze. Many 17-ft boats stay in sheltered water. A 23-ft boat is often a caution day. A 40-ft boat may still go, depending on sea and direction. 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 17, 3:50 AM EDT.
NDBC station BUZM3 · Realtime file
This buoy is also the observation station for Bristol Harbor, Megansett Harbor, Menemsha Harbor, New Bedford Harbor, Point Judith Marina, Quissett Harbor, West Falmouth Harbor, Wickford Harbor.
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Water temperature questions
Where does the Woods Hole water temperature come from?
Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station BUZM3 (Buzzards Bay). That is the same buoy file the Woods Hole 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.