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NOAA NDBC GRRT2

GALVESTON RAILROAD BRIDGE water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for GALVESTON RAILROAD BRIDGE from NDBC station 8771486 - Galveston RR Bridge, TX (GRRT2). The station is 0.1 nautical miles from GALVESTON RAILROAD BRIDGE.

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Latest report

75.6°F

75.6°F is milder water. It is still a reason to wear a life jacket, not a reason to skip one.

Water
75.6 °F
Wind
4 kt (4.6 mph)
Gust
5 kt
Seas
ft
Observed
Oct 22, 5:48 PM CDT

Wind at 4 knots is Beaufort force 2, Light breeze. 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 22, 6:23 PM CDT.

NDBC station GRRT2 · Realtime file

This buoy is also the observation station for Jamaica Beach, West Bay, Texas City, Galveston Bay.

Check the boat day

Go / No-Go for GALVESTON RAILROAD BRIDGEThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.GALVESTON RAILROAD BRIDGE tide chartCO-OPS 8771486 highs and lows.

Nearby water temperature stations

Galveston Pleasure PierTexas · 8771450 - Galveston Pier 21, TX · 5.5 nmGalveston Bay Entrance, North JettyTexas · 8771341 - Galveston Bay Entrance (North Jetty), TX · 9.5 nmEagle PointTexas · 8771013 - Eagle Point, TX · 10.8 nmSan Luis PassTexas · 8771972 - San Luis Pass, TX · 18.0 nmMorgans Point, Barbours CutTexas · 8770613 - Morgans Point, TX · 23.3 nmRollover PassTexas · 8770971 - Rollover Pass, TX · 23.8 nm

Water temperature questions

Where does the GALVESTON RAILROAD BRIDGE water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station GRRT2 (8771486 - Galveston RR Bridge, TX). That is the same buoy file the GALVESTON RAILROAD BRIDGE 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.