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)  |
==========+========+========+========+========+======+========+
02/01/2026 00:00:00     2.36    0.61    2.44    75.5    15.8
02/01/2026 00:30:00     0.72    1.87    2.00    21.1    15.8
02/01/2026 01:00:00     1.84    0.40    1.88    77.7    15.8
02/01/2026 01:30:00     3.01    1.31    3.28    66.5    15.7
02/01/2026 02:00:00     2.00    2.86    3.49    35.0    15.7
02/01/2026 02:30:00     1.86    2.46    3.08    37.1    15.7
02/01/2026 03:00:00     4.45   -1.30    4.64   106.3    15.7
02/01/2026 03:30:00     5.36    0.91    5.44    80.4    15.7
02/01/2026 04:00:00     4.00    1.76    4.37    66.3    15.7
02/01/2026 04:30:00     1.37   -0.58    1.49   112.9    15.7
02/01/2026 05:00:00     2.35   -2.02    3.10   130.7    15.7
02/01/2026 05:30:00     3.42   -2.35    4.15   124.5    15.7
02/01/2026 06:00:00     0.32   -2.97    2.99   173.9    15.7
02/01/2026 06:30:00     1.65   -0.40    1.70   103.6    15.7
02/01/2026 07:00:00     0.82   -0.83    1.17   135.3    15.7
02/01/2026 07:30:00     1.16   -1.26    1.71   137.4    15.7
02/01/2026 08:00:00    -1.20   -1.39    1.84   220.8    15.7

Water Property Data

   Date   |  Time  | WaterT |Conduct|  Salt | Chloro  |Crude Oil| Fuel Oil| WaterT  |
          |  (UTC) |  (°C)  |       |       |         |         |         |  (°C)   |
==========+========+========+=======+=======+=========+=========+=========+=========+
02/01/2026 00:00:00    15.76   41.86   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 00:30:00    15.76   41.87   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 01:00:00    15.72   41.83   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 01:30:00    15.73   41.83   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 02:00:00    15.71   41.82   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 02:30:00    15.69   41.80   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 03:00:00    15.72   41.82   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 03:30:00    15.71   41.82   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 04:00:00    15.69   41.80   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 04:30:00    15.69   41.80   33.38    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 05:00:00    15.68   41.80   33.39    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 05:30:00    15.69   41.81   33.39    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 06:00:00    15.69   41.81   33.39    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 06:30:00    15.69   41.81   33.39    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 07:00:00    15.66   41.78   33.39    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 07:30:00    15.66   41.78   33.39    0.00    0.00
02/01/2026 08:00:00    15.65   41.77   33.39    0.00    0.00


Last Data Reported
B  Not in Service
D  2026-02-01 07:30Z (02-01 01:30 CST)
F  2026-02-01 08:00Z (02-01 02:00 CST)
J  2026-02-01 06:00Z (02-01 00:00 CST)
R  2026-02-01 06:30Z (02-01 00:30 CST)
W  2026-02-01 07:30Z (02-01 01:30 CST)