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)  |
==========+========+========+========+========+======+========+
08/15/2026 00:00:00     0.97    2.89    3.05    18.6    31.6
08/15/2026 00:30:00     2.71    1.97    3.35    54.0    31.5
08/15/2026 01:00:00     0.17    2.38    2.39     4.1    31.5
08/15/2026 01:30:00    -1.79    6.52    6.76   344.6    31.5
08/15/2026 02:00:00     0.42    0.20    0.47    64.5    31.4
08/15/2026 02:30:00     1.65    1.47    2.21    48.3    31.4
08/15/2026 03:00:00     0.20    2.62    2.63     4.4    31.4
08/15/2026 03:30:00    -1.00    0.76    1.26   307.2    31.3
08/15/2026 04:00:00     0.83    7.61    7.66     6.2    31.3
08/15/2026 04:30:00     0.81    2.92    3.03    15.5    31.3
08/15/2026 05:00:00     0.75    3.55    3.63    11.9    31.2
08/15/2026 05:30:00     1.60    0.75    1.77    64.9    31.2
08/15/2026 06:00:00     2.05    1.20    2.38    59.7    31.2
08/15/2026 06:30:00     2.88    3.08    4.22    43.1    31.2
08/15/2026 07:00:00     1.75   -0.43    1.80   103.8    31.2
08/15/2026 07:30:00     0.13    0.44    0.46    16.5    31.1
08/15/2026 08:00:00    -1.30    1.87    2.28   325.2    31.1
08/15/2026 08:30:00    -0.76   -0.83    1.13   222.5    31.1
08/15/2026 09:00:00     0.97   -1.34    1.65   144.1    31.1
08/15/2026 09:30:00     1.26    1.45    1.92    41.0    31.1
08/15/2026 10:00:00    -0.22    2.41    2.42   354.8    31.1
08/15/2026 10:30:00     3.01   -0.45    3.04    98.5    31.1
08/15/2026 11:00:00    -1.24    2.51    2.80   333.7    31.1
08/15/2026 11:30:00     0.72    2.15    2.27    18.5    31.1
08/15/2026 12:00:00    -0.90    2.85    2.99   342.5    31.1
08/15/2026 12:30:00     0.80    0.71    1.07    48.4    31.1
08/15/2026 13:00:00     0.06    0.39    0.39     8.7    31.0
08/15/2026 13:30:00     0.12    3.47    3.47     2.0    31.0
08/15/2026 14:00:00     0.72    3.77    3.84    10.8    31.0
08/15/2026 14:30:00     1.30    2.71    3.01    25.6    31.0
08/15/2026 15:00:00     0.14    2.16    2.16     3.7    31.1
08/15/2026 15:30:00    -0.52    0.60    0.79   319.1    31.1
08/15/2026 16:00:00     0.30    0.27    0.40    48.0    31.1
08/15/2026 16:30:00     0.46    0.21    0.51    65.5    31.3
08/15/2026 17:00:00    -2.84    1.70    3.31   300.9    31.2
08/15/2026 17:30:00     0.48    0.89    1.01    28.3    31.4
08/15/2026 18:00:00     1.13    0.22    1.15    79.0    31.7
08/15/2026 18:30:00     1.07    1.69    2.00    32.3    31.9
08/15/2026 19:00:00    -0.91   -0.41    1.00   245.7    31.9
08/15/2026 19:30:00     0.98   -0.53    1.11   118.4    31.9
08/15/2026 20:00:00     2.82   -2.14    3.54   127.2    32.0
08/15/2026 20:30:00    -0.00   -1.17    1.17   180.0    32.0
08/15/2026 21:00:00     1.00   -0.31    1.05   107.2    32.0
08/15/2026 21:30:00     3.20    2.04    3.79    57.5    32.0
08/15/2026 22:00:00     0.78    0.70    1.05    48.1    32.0
08/15/2026 22:30:00    -0.46    2.36    2.40   349.0    31.9
08/15/2026 23:00:00     1.06   -2.58    2.79   157.7    31.9

Water Property Data

   Date   |  Time  | WaterT |Conduct|  Salt | Chloro  |Crude Oil| Fuel Oil| WaterT  |
          |  (UTC) |  (°C)  |       |       |         |         |         |  (°C)   |
==========+========+========+=======+=======+=========+=========+=========+=========+
08/15/2026 00:00:00    31.73    6.16   35.91    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 00:30:00    31.70    6.16   35.92    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 01:00:00    31.69    6.16   35.93    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 01:30:00    31.63    6.15   35.94    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 02:00:00    31.60    6.15   35.95    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 02:30:00    31.56    6.15   35.95    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 03:00:00    31.53    6.14   35.95    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 03:30:00    31.49    6.14   35.95    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 04:00:00    31.46    6.14   35.96    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 04:30:00    31.41    6.13   35.95    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 05:00:00    31.39    6.13   35.96    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 05:30:00    31.37    6.13   35.96    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 06:00:00    31.35    6.13   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 06:30:00    31.34    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 07:00:00    31.32    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 07:30:00    31.30    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 08:00:00    31.29    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 08:30:00    31.26    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 09:00:00    31.26    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 09:30:00    31.26    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 10:00:00    31.26    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 10:30:00    31.24    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 11:00:00    31.25    6.12   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 11:30:00    31.23    6.11   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 12:00:00    31.22    6.11   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 12:30:00    31.21    6.11   35.96    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 13:00:00    31.20    6.11   35.96    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 13:30:00    31.19    6.11   35.95    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 14:00:00    31.15    6.10   35.93    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 14:30:00    31.19    6.10   35.92    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 15:00:00    31.22    6.10   35.90    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 15:30:00    31.25    6.10   35.88    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 16:00:00    31.30    6.11   35.87    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 16:30:00    31.46    6.13   35.89    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 17:00:00    31.46    6.13   35.89    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 17:30:00    31.60    6.14   35.88    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 18:00:00    31.95    6.19   35.94    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 18:30:00    32.08    6.21   35.99    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 19:00:00    32.12    6.21   35.99    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 19:30:00    32.14    6.21   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 20:00:00    32.15    6.21   35.96    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 20:30:00    32.22    6.22   35.97    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 21:00:00    32.15    6.21   35.96    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 21:30:00    32.13    6.21   35.94    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 22:00:00    32.12    6.21   35.94    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 22:30:00    32.06    6.20   35.92    0.00    0.00
08/15/2026 23:00:00    32.01    6.19   35.91    0.00    0.00


Last Data Reported
B  2026-08-15 23:00Z (08-15 18:00 CDT)
D  2026-08-15 23:00Z (08-15 18:00 CDT)
F  2026-08-15 23:00Z (08-15 18:00 CDT)
J  2026-08-15 23:00Z (08-15 18:00 CDT)
R  2026-08-15 23:00Z (08-15 18:00 CDT)
W  2026-08-15 23:00Z (08-15 18:00 CDT)