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NOAA NDBC PCNT2

PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY from NDBC station 8773701 - Port O'Connor, Matagorda Bay, TX (PCNT2). The station is 0.5 nautical miles from PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY.

See today's Boat or Nope call for PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY

Latest report

81.7°F

81.7°F is milder water. It is still a reason to wear a life jacket, not a reason to skip one.

Water
81.7 °F
Wind
Not in this report
Gust
Not in this report
Seas
Not in this report
Observed
Oct 22, 5:48 PM CDT

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, 6:25 PM CDT.

NDBC station PCNT2 · Realtime file

This buoy is also the observation station for Barroom Bay, Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay.

Check the boat day

Go / No-Go for PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAYThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY tide chartCO-OPS 8773701 highs and lows.

Nearby water temperature stations

Matagorda Bay Entrance ChannelTexas · 8773767 - Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, TX · 3.9 nmPort LavacaTexas · 8773259 - Port Lavaca, TX · 16.2 nmEast MatagordaTexas · 8773146 - Matagorda City, TX · 30.0 nmCopano BayTexas · Copano East, Mission-Aransas Reserve, TX · 38.6 nmRockportTexas · 8774770 - Rockport, TX · 42.8 nmAransas, Aransas PassTexas · 8775241 - Aransas, Aransas Pass, TX · 50.0 nm

Water temperature questions

Where does the PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station PCNT2 (8773701 - Port O'Connor, Matagorda Bay, TX). That is the same buoy file the PORT O'CONNOR, MATAGORDA BAY 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.