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NOAA NDBC PORT2

Port Arthur water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for Port Arthur from NDBC station 8770475 - Port Arthur, TX (PORT2). The station is 0.1 nautical miles from Port Arthur.

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Latest report

75.0°F

75.0°F is milder water. It is still a reason to wear a life jacket, not a reason to skip one.

Water
75 °F
Wind
2 kt (2.3 mph)
Gust
2 kt
Seas
ft
Observed
Oct 22, 5:48 PM CDT

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 22, 6:21 PM CDT.

NDBC station PORT2 · Realtime file

This buoy is also the observation station for East Sabine Lake, Rainbow Bridge.

Check the boat day

Go / No-Go for Port ArthurThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.Port Arthur tide chartCO-OPS 8770475 highs and lows.

Nearby water temperature stations

Sabine PassTexas · 8770822 - Texas Point, Sabine Pass, TX · 11.7 nmHigh Island, ICWWTexas · 8770808 - High Island, TX · 29.0 nmCalcasieu PassLouisiana · 8768094 - Calcasieu Pass, LA · 31.2 nmRollover PassTexas · 8770971 - Rollover Pass, TX · 37.0 nmCalcasieu Ship Channel, Bulk TerminalLouisiana · 8767961 - Lake Charles Bulk Terminal, LA · 38.1 nmLake CharlesLouisiana · 8767816 - Lake Charles, LA · 42.6 nm

Water temperature questions

Where does the Port Arthur water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station PORT2 (8770475 - Port Arthur, TX). That is the same buoy file the Port Arthur 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.