NOAA NDBC PBFW1
Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay water temperature
Latest water temperature and buoy observations for Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay from NDBC station Padilla Bay Farm, Padilla Bay Reserve, WA (PBFW1). The station is 1.8 nautical miles from Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay.
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- Water
- Not in this report
- Wind
- 11 kt (12.7 mph)
- Gust
- kt
- Seas
- ft
- Observed
- Oct 22, 3:30 PM PDT
Wind at 11 knots is Beaufort force 4, Moderate breeze. A 17-ft open boat feels this wind. Many 23-ft boats are still fine. A 40-ft boat usually has margin. Boat or Nope's default 23-ft profile uses a 15-knot wind limit, inside this band. 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, 4:25 PM PDT.
NDBC station PBFW1 · Realtime file
This buoy is also the observation station for Ala Spit, Whidbey Island, Anacortes, Guemes Channel, Burrows Bay (Allan Island), Cornet Bay, Whidbey Island, Deception Pass, Deception Pass St. Park, Bowman Bay, Fidalgo I., La Conner, Swinomish Channel, Ship Harbor, Fidalgo Island, Sneeoosh Point.
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Water temperature questions
Where does the Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay water temperature come from?
Water temperature, wind, and seas on this page come from the NOAA NDBC realtime feed for station PBFW1 (Padilla Bay Farm, Padilla Bay Reserve, WA). That is the same buoy file the Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla 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.