Texas General Land Office
Texas General Land Office
Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D.
Oil Spill Prevention & Response

Texas Automated Buoy System

Real Time Ocean Observations
Supporting Oil Spill Prevention and Response since 1995


Geochemical and Environmental Research Group

Current Velocity Data

   Date   |  Time  |  East  |   North|   Speed|Dir to| WaterT |
          |  (UTC) | (cm/s) |  (cm/s)|  (cm/s)| (°T) |  (°C)  |
==========+========+========+========+========+======+========+
04/20/2026 00:00:00    -2.07   -4.97    5.38   202.6    23.8
04/20/2026 00:30:00     3.16   -1.73    3.60   118.7    23.8
04/20/2026 01:00:00     2.94   -0.49    2.98    99.5    23.9
04/20/2026 01:30:00   -10.49   -4.72   11.50   245.8    24.0
04/20/2026 02:00:00   -11.37  -14.56   18.47   218.0    24.0
04/20/2026 02:30:00   -14.59  -18.73   23.74   217.9    24.1
04/20/2026 03:00:00   -15.34  -12.02   19.49   231.9    24.1
04/20/2026 03:30:00     1.04   -7.85    7.92   172.5    24.0
04/20/2026 04:00:00    -2.44   13.12   13.34   349.5    23.9
04/20/2026 04:30:00     7.84   17.59   19.26    24.0    23.8
04/20/2026 05:00:00     8.51   14.60   16.90    30.2    23.8
04/20/2026 05:30:00    15.62   -0.04   15.62    90.1    23.7
04/20/2026 06:00:00    15.82   -1.41   15.88    95.1    23.6
04/20/2026 06:30:00    14.31    5.57   15.36    68.7    23.6
04/20/2026 07:00:00    18.54  -12.06   22.12   123.0    23.6
04/20/2026 07:30:00     5.86   -4.07    7.13   124.8    23.7
04/20/2026 08:00:00    12.71  -10.65   16.58   130.0    23.7
04/20/2026 08:30:00     8.70   -2.00    8.93   102.9    23.8
04/20/2026 09:00:00    14.23   17.70   22.71    38.8    23.8
04/20/2026 09:30:00     9.21   17.02   19.35    28.4    23.7
04/20/2026 10:00:00     3.63   16.02   16.43    12.8    23.7
04/20/2026 10:30:00     7.42   14.58   16.36    27.0    23.7
04/20/2026 11:00:00    11.09   12.17   16.47    42.3    23.7
04/20/2026 11:30:00    27.65    3.09   27.82    83.6    23.6
04/20/2026 12:00:00    23.86    6.14   24.64    75.6    23.4
04/20/2026 12:30:00    31.63    4.04   31.89    82.7    23.3
04/20/2026 13:00:00    25.36   -3.99   25.67    98.9    23.3
04/20/2026 13:30:00    25.52   -1.58   25.57    93.5    23.3
04/20/2026 14:00:00    28.48   -7.80   29.53   105.3    23.3
04/20/2026 14:30:00    33.50   -5.87   34.01    99.9    23.2
04/20/2026 15:00:00    34.51   -4.70   34.83    97.8    23.2
04/20/2026 15:30:00    36.91    1.14   36.93    88.2    23.2
04/20/2026 16:00:00    33.95    4.29   34.22    82.8    23.2
04/20/2026 16:30:00    31.32    3.74   31.54    83.2    23.2
04/20/2026 17:00:00    33.24    5.08   33.63    81.3    23.2
04/20/2026 17:30:00    33.10    2.92   33.23    85.0    23.2
04/20/2026 18:00:00    30.20   -7.42   31.10   103.8    23.2
04/20/2026 18:30:00    26.82   -4.02   27.12    98.5    23.2
04/20/2026 19:00:00    25.64   -4.89   26.10   100.8    23.2
04/20/2026 19:30:00    24.40  -10.04   26.38   112.4    23.7
04/20/2026 20:00:00    21.08   -8.79   22.84   112.6    23.7
04/20/2026 20:30:00    18.63   -8.78   20.60   115.2    23.8
04/20/2026 21:00:00    17.81   -7.96   19.51   114.1    23.8
04/20/2026 21:30:00    17.38  -15.34   23.18   131.4    23.8
04/20/2026 22:00:00    18.50  -13.88   23.13   126.9    23.8
04/20/2026 22:30:00    18.96  -12.80   22.88   124.0    23.7
04/20/2026 23:00:00    15.26  -10.48   18.51   124.5    23.7

Water Property Data

   Date   |  Time  | WaterT |Conduct|  Salt | Chloro  |Crude Oil| Fuel Oil| WaterT  |
          |  (UTC) |  (°C)  |       |       |         |         |         |  (°C)   |
==========+========+========+=======+=======+=========+=========+=========+=========+
04/20/2026 00:00:00    23.82   50.18   33.73    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 00:30:00    23.80   50.16   33.73    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 01:00:00    23.89   50.32   33.78    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 01:30:00    23.98   50.48   33.84    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 02:00:00    24.01   50.59   33.90    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 02:30:00    24.09   50.70   33.92    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 03:00:00    24.05   50.55   33.84    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 03:30:00    23.97   50.35   33.75    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 04:00:00    23.88   50.17   33.68    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 04:30:00    23.80   49.96   33.59    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 05:00:00    23.75   49.87   33.55    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 05:30:00    23.73   49.78   33.50    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 06:00:00    23.61   49.54   33.40    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 06:30:00    23.59   49.50   33.39    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 07:00:00    23.62   49.52   33.39    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 07:30:00    23.64   49.57   33.41    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 08:00:00    23.68   49.68   33.46    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 08:30:00    23.75   49.83   33.52    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 09:00:00    23.76   49.89   33.56    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 09:30:00    23.71   49.77   33.51    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 10:00:00    23.68   49.72   33.50    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 10:30:00    23.69   49.75   33.51    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 11:00:00    23.69   49.74   33.50    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 11:30:00    23.52   49.33   33.31    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 12:00:00    23.38   49.02   33.19    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 12:30:00    23.37   48.99   33.18    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 13:00:00    23.28   48.81   33.10    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 13:30:00    23.27   48.81   33.11    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 14:00:00    23.26   48.80   33.11    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 14:30:00    23.18   48.63   33.04    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 15:00:00    23.17   48.55   32.99    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 15:30:00    23.21   48.57   32.98    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 16:00:00    23.23   48.60   32.98    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 16:30:00    23.21   48.53   32.94    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 17:00:00    23.24   48.57   32.96    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 17:30:00    23.24   48.61   32.98    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 18:00:00    23.21   48.53   32.95    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 18:30:00    23.19   48.54   32.96    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 19:00:00    23.20   48.54   32.97    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 19:30:00    23.68   49.24   33.13    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 20:00:00    23.72   49.21   33.09    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 20:30:00    23.74   49.18   33.04    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 21:00:00    23.73   49.13   33.01    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 21:30:00    23.74   48.95   32.87    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 22:00:00    23.76   48.90   32.81    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 22:30:00    23.72   48.75   32.74    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 23:00:00    23.70   48.69   32.71    0.00    0.00


Last Data Reported
B  2026-04-20 23:00Z (04-20 18:00 CDT)
D  2026-04-20 23:00Z (04-20 18:00 CDT)
F  2026-04-20 23:00Z (04-20 18:00 CDT)
J  2026-04-20 23:00Z (04-20 18:00 CDT)
R  2026-04-20 23:00Z (04-20 18:00 CDT)
W  2026-04-20 22:30Z (04-20 17:30 CDT)