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)  |
==========+========+========+========+========+======+========+
02/08/2026 00:00:00    -3.57    2.89    4.59   309.0    16.9
02/08/2026 00:30:00    -9.32   -1.55    9.45   260.6    16.9
02/08/2026 01:00:00   -15.38   -3.29   15.73   257.9    16.9
02/08/2026 01:30:00    -9.79   -1.03    9.84   264.0    17.0
02/08/2026 02:00:00    -7.32   -0.20    7.32   268.4    17.0
02/08/2026 02:30:00   -12.93    2.03   13.09   278.9    17.0
02/08/2026 03:00:00    -9.26    4.84   10.45   297.6    17.1
02/08/2026 03:30:00    -6.90    2.92    7.49   292.9    17.0
02/08/2026 04:00:00    -4.95    1.70    5.23   289.0    16.8
02/08/2026 04:30:00    -5.15    5.81    7.76   318.4    16.7
02/08/2026 05:00:00    -4.55    4.30    6.26   313.4    16.6
02/08/2026 05:30:00    -5.77    9.60   11.20   329.0    16.4
02/08/2026 06:00:00    -1.18    8.23    8.31   351.8    16.4
02/08/2026 06:30:00     0.51    4.71    4.74     6.2    16.4
02/08/2026 07:00:00     0.92    5.79    5.86     9.0    16.3
02/08/2026 07:30:00    -2.21    7.39    7.71   343.4    16.3
02/08/2026 08:00:00     2.66    8.17    8.59    18.0    16.1
02/08/2026 08:30:00    -1.58    6.38    6.57   346.1    16.2
02/08/2026 09:00:00     4.52    3.41    5.66    53.0    16.1
02/08/2026 09:30:00     1.10    6.50    6.59     9.6    15.9
02/08/2026 10:00:00     2.98    8.98    9.46    18.4    15.9
02/08/2026 10:30:00     4.34    7.18    8.39    31.2    15.8
02/08/2026 11:00:00     1.75    4.44    4.77    21.5    15.8
02/08/2026 11:30:00     3.42    5.16    6.19    33.5    15.7
02/08/2026 12:00:00     4.78    3.89    6.16    50.9    15.7
02/08/2026 12:30:00     5.59    2.91    6.30    62.5    15.7
02/08/2026 13:00:00     4.28    1.76    4.63    67.6    15.7
02/08/2026 13:30:00     3.81    0.37    3.83    84.5    15.7
02/08/2026 14:00:00    10.68   16.14   19.35    33.5    15.7
02/08/2026 14:30:00    -3.29   22.25   22.49   351.6    15.7
02/08/2026 15:00:00     4.86    2.95    5.69    58.7    15.8
02/08/2026 15:30:00     6.57   -1.58    6.76   103.5    15.8
02/08/2026 16:00:00     5.63   -2.68    6.24   115.5    15.8
02/08/2026 16:30:00     6.43   -3.12    7.15   115.9    15.9
02/08/2026 17:00:00     3.49    0.03    3.49    89.5    16.0
02/08/2026 17:30:00     4.70   -4.65    6.61   134.7    16.1
02/08/2026 18:00:00     6.47   -5.00    8.18   127.7    16.1
02/08/2026 18:30:00    -2.35   -0.23    2.36   264.4    16.2
02/08/2026 19:00:00     4.44   -1.88    4.82   112.9    16.2
02/08/2026 19:30:00     2.82   -1.16    3.05   112.4    16.1
02/08/2026 20:00:00     7.92   -5.47    9.63   124.6    16.1
02/08/2026 20:30:00     3.62   -1.01    3.76   105.6    16.1
02/08/2026 21:00:00     7.45   -5.49    9.25   126.4    16.1
02/08/2026 21:30:00     5.45   -4.44    7.03   129.2    16.1
02/08/2026 22:00:00     5.13   -5.32    7.39   136.0    16.1
02/08/2026 22:30:00     4.38   -6.65    7.96   146.6    16.1
02/08/2026 23:00:00     5.30   -4.07    6.68   127.5    16.2
02/08/2026 23:30:00     6.68   -5.26    8.50   128.2    16.2

Water Property Data

   Date   |  Time  | WaterT |Conduct|  Salt | Chloro  |Crude Oil| Fuel Oil| WaterT  |
          |  (UTC) |  (°C)  |       |       |         |         |         |  (°C)   |
==========+========+========+=======+=======+=========+=========+=========+=========+
02/08/2026 00:00:00    16.94   43.12   33.49    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 00:30:00    16.92   43.15   33.53    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 01:00:00    16.92   43.18   33.56    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 01:30:00    16.95   43.23   33.58    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 02:00:00    17.00   43.29   33.59    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 02:30:00    17.02   43.31   33.59    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 03:00:00    17.05   43.31   33.57    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 03:30:00    16.97   42.99   33.36    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 04:00:00    16.77   42.69   33.26    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 04:30:00    16.64   42.49   33.19    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 05:00:00    16.59   42.46   33.21    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 05:30:00    16.42   42.26   33.18    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 06:00:00    16.35   42.15   33.14    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 06:30:00    16.32   42.08   33.10    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 07:00:00    16.27   41.96   33.04    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 07:30:00    16.26   41.93   33.02    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 08:00:00    16.07   41.70   32.98    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 08:30:00    15.99   41.60   32.95    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 09:00:00    15.87   41.46   32.92    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 09:30:00    15.90   41.51   32.94    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 10:00:00    15.85   41.43   32.92    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 10:30:00    15.82   41.40   32.92    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 11:00:00    15.76   41.32   32.90    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 11:30:00    15.72   41.28   32.89    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 12:00:00    15.70   41.25   32.88    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 12:30:00    15.68   41.23   32.88    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 13:00:00    15.67   41.19   32.86    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 13:30:00    15.66   41.19   32.86    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 14:00:00    15.67   41.20   32.87    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 14:30:00    15.69   41.23   32.87    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 15:00:00    15.72   41.28   32.89    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 15:30:00    15.78   41.35   32.90    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 16:00:00    15.82   41.41   32.93    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 16:30:00    15.88   41.48   32.94    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 17:00:00    15.98   41.61   32.97    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 17:30:00    16.06   41.71   32.99    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 18:00:00    16.13   41.81   33.02    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 18:30:00    16.14   41.84   33.03    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 19:00:00    16.13   41.82   33.03    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 19:30:00    16.12   41.80   33.01    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 20:00:00    16.12   41.80   33.02    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 20:30:00    16.14   41.80   33.01    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 21:00:00    16.11   41.78   33.01    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 21:30:00    16.10   41.79   33.03    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 22:00:00    16.13   41.82   33.03    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 22:30:00    16.16   41.82   33.01    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 23:00:00    16.13   41.82   33.03    0.00    0.00
02/08/2026 23:30:00    16.12   41.83   33.05    0.00    0.00


Last Data Reported
B  Not in Service
D  2026-02-08 23:30Z (02-08 17:30 CST)
F  2026-02-08 23:30Z (02-08 17:30 CST)
J  2026-02-08 23:30Z (02-08 17:30 CST)
R  2026-02-08 16:30Z (02-08 10:30 CST)
W  2026-02-08 23:30Z (02-08 17:30 CST)