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NOAA NDBC 46303

POINT ROBERTS, PUGET SOUND water temperature

Latest water temperature and buoy observations for POINT ROBERTS, PUGET SOUND from NDBC station Southern Georgia Strait (46303). The station is 13.9 nautical miles from POINT ROBERTS, PUGET SOUND.

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Latest report

57.2°F

57.2°F is cold water. A fall overboard can cause cold shock well before hypothermia. Wear a life jacket you can swim in.

Water
57.2 °F
Wind
2 kt (2.3 mph)
Gust
4 kt
Seas
0.7 ft
Observed
Oct 7, 11:00 PM PDT

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, 4:23 PM PDT.

NDBC station 46303 · Realtime file

Check the boat day

Go / No-Go for POINT ROBERTS, PUGET SOUNDThe full harbor call, with this buoy in the source list.Forecast widgetEmbed the harbor forecast on another site.POINT ROBERTS, PUGET SOUND tide chartCO-OPS 9449639 highs and lows.

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Water temperature questions

Where does the POINT ROBERTS, PUGET SOUND water temperature come from?

Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station 46303 (Southern Georgia Strait). That is the same buoy file the POINT ROBERTS, PUGET SOUND 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.