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Port Isabel water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for Port Isabel from NDBC station 8779770 - Port Isabel, TX (PTIT2).

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Latest report

81.3°F

81.3°F is milder water. It is still a reason to wear a life jacket, not a reason to skip one.

Water
81.3 °F
Wind
7 kt (8.1 mph)
Gust
9 kt
Seas
ft
Observed
Oct 22, 5:48 PM CDT

Wind at 7 knots is Beaufort force 3, Gentle breeze. A normal day for most open boats. 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 PTIT2 · Realtime file

This buoy is also the observation station for San Martin Lake Channel.

Check the boat day

Go / No-Go for Port IsabelThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.Port Isabel tide chartCO-OPS 8779770 highs and lows.

Nearby water temperature stations

South Padre Island C.G. StationTexas · 8779748 - South Padre Island CGS, TX · 2.7 nmSouth Padre Island, Brazos Santiago PassTexas · 8779749 - SPI Brazos Santiago, TX · 3.3 nmRealitos Pennisula, Laguna MadreTexas · 8779280 - Realitos Peninsula, TX · 12.6 nmPadre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.Texas · 8778490 - Port Mansfield, TX · 31.9 nmPackery ChannelTexas · 8775792 - Packery Channel, TX · 94.5 nmTexas State Aquarium, USS LexingtonTexas · 8775296 - USS Lexington, TX · 105.7 nm

Water temperature questions

Where does the Port Isabel water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station PTIT2 (8779770 - Port Isabel, TX). That is the same buoy file the Port Isabel 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.