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Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre from NDBC station 8779280 - Realitos Peninsula, TX (RLIT2).

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Latest report

81.0°F

81.0°F is milder water. It is still a reason to wear a life jacket, not a reason to skip one.

Water
81 °F
Wind
10 kt (11.5 mph)
Gust
13 kt
Seas
ft
Observed
Oct 22, 6:30 PM CDT

Wind at 10 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, 7:16 PM CDT.

NDBC station RLIT2 · Realtime file

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Go / No-Go for Realitos Pennisula, Laguna MadreThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre tide chartCO-OPS 8779280 highs and lows.

Nearby water temperature stations

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Water temperature questions

Where does the Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station RLIT2 (8779280 - Realitos Peninsula, TX). That is the same buoy file the Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre 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.