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     7.30  -18.25   19.66   158.2    23.7
04/20/2026 00:30:00     4.38  -13.06   13.77   161.5    23.6
04/20/2026 01:00:00     4.40   -9.37   10.35   154.8    23.6
04/20/2026 01:30:00     4.01  -11.40   12.08   160.6    23.6
04/20/2026 02:00:00     5.30  -13.04   14.08   157.9    23.5
04/20/2026 02:30:00     1.55   -9.17    9.30   170.4    23.5
04/20/2026 03:00:00     4.76   -7.24    8.66   146.7    23.5
04/20/2026 03:30:00     3.51   -4.62    5.80   142.8    23.4
04/20/2026 04:00:00     6.63   -1.00    6.70    98.6    23.4
04/20/2026 04:30:00     2.35   -0.50    2.40   102.0    23.4
04/20/2026 05:00:00     7.47   -2.44    7.86   108.1    23.5
04/20/2026 05:30:00    -1.76   -2.11    2.75   219.8    23.5
04/20/2026 06:00:00     4.14   -1.97    4.58   115.4    23.4
04/20/2026 06:30:00    -1.57   -8.99    9.13   189.9    23.4
04/20/2026 07:00:00     0.26   -1.93    1.95   172.3    23.4
04/20/2026 07:30:00    -0.38   -2.71    2.74   188.0    23.4
04/20/2026 08:00:00    -2.93   -9.85   10.28   196.6    23.4
04/20/2026 08:30:00    -0.59  -12.12   12.13   182.8    23.3
04/20/2026 09:00:00    -5.79  -11.34   12.73   207.0    23.3
04/20/2026 09:30:00    -2.86   -8.99    9.43   197.6    23.3
04/20/2026 10:00:00    -2.91   -7.16    7.73   202.1    23.3
04/20/2026 10:30:00    -2.47   -5.60    6.12   203.8    23.3
04/20/2026 11:00:00     4.79    0.14    4.79    88.3    23.2
04/20/2026 11:30:00    -6.24    2.28    6.64   290.1    23.2
04/20/2026 12:00:00     3.92   -2.27    4.53   120.1    23.1
04/20/2026 12:30:00     4.33   -1.15    4.48   104.9    23.1
04/20/2026 13:00:00    -1.83   -4.40    4.77   202.6    23.2
04/20/2026 13:30:00     3.66   -1.21    3.85   108.3    23.1
04/20/2026 14:00:00     1.14   -0.89    1.45   128.0    23.1
04/20/2026 14:30:00     1.09   -2.28    2.53   154.4    23.1
04/20/2026 15:00:00     3.44    1.18    3.64    71.1    23.1
04/20/2026 15:30:00     4.17   -2.26    4.74   118.5    23.1
04/20/2026 16:00:00     9.32    0.27    9.32    88.3    23.1

Water Property Data

   Date   |  Time  | WaterT |Conduct|  Salt | Chloro  |Crude Oil| Fuel Oil| WaterT  |
          |  (UTC) |  (°C)  |       |       |         |         |         |  (°C)   |
==========+========+========+=======+=======+=========+=========+=========+=========+
04/20/2026 00:00:00    23.64   41.61   27.47    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 00:30:00    23.60   41.75   27.61    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 01:00:00    23.56   41.99   27.81    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 01:30:00    23.54   42.40   28.12    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 02:00:00    23.47   42.78   28.45    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 02:30:00    23.49   42.79   28.44    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 03:00:00    23.47   42.89   28.53    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 03:30:00    23.43   43.24   28.81    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 04:00:00    23.40   43.00   28.66    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 04:30:00    23.42   42.95   28.60    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 05:00:00    23.43   42.95   28.60    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 05:30:00    23.44   42.89   28.55    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 06:00:00    23.41   43.00   28.65    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 06:30:00    23.38   42.98   28.65    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 07:00:00    23.36   42.98   28.67    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 07:30:00    23.38   43.05   28.71    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 08:00:00    23.37   43.20   28.83    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 08:30:00    23.28   43.12   28.82    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 09:00:00    23.30   43.26   28.91    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 09:30:00    23.29   43.25   28.91    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 10:00:00    23.27   43.41   29.04    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 10:30:00    23.29   43.55   29.14    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 11:00:00    23.17   43.53   29.20    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 11:30:00    23.23   43.83   29.38    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 12:00:00    23.14   44.00   29.57    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 12:30:00    23.13   44.49   29.95    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 13:00:00    23.16   44.67   30.06    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 13:30:00    23.13   44.59   30.02    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 14:00:00    23.08   44.64   30.09    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 14:30:00    23.11   44.75   30.15    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 15:00:00    23.11   44.85   30.23    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 15:30:00    23.11   44.92   30.28    0.00    0.00
04/20/2026 16:00:00    23.10   44.65   30.09    0.00    0.00


Last Data Reported
B  2026-04-20 15:00Z (04-20 10:00 CDT)
D  2026-04-20 15:00Z (04-20 10:00 CDT)
F  2026-04-20 15:30Z (04-20 10:30 CDT)
J  2026-04-20 15:00Z (04-20 10:00 CDT)
R  2026-04-20 15:30Z (04-20 10:30 CDT)
W  2026-04-20 15:00Z (04-20 10:00 CDT)