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Station 42022 - C12 - WFS Central Buoy, 50m Isobath 
Owned and maintained by COMPS (University of South Florida)
Offshore Buoy
27.505 N 83.741 W (27°30'18" N 83°44'28" W)
Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 3.1 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 1.9 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 50 m
The highly endangered Rice's whale, a newly identified species, inhabit the northeastern Gulf of America year-round along the continental shelf-break between 100m and 400m depth. Vessels can kill or injure whales - please use slow speeds and be prepared to avoid surfacing whales. To report sightings call 1-877-WHALE-HELP.
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 Water Temperature (WTMP): | 86.0 °F |
| Salinity (SAL): | 36.56 psu |
| Heat Index (HEAT): | 93.0 °F |
| Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): | 21.4 kts |
| Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): | 23.3 kts |
| TIME (CDT) |
WDIR |
WSPD kts |
GST kts |
WVHT ft |
DPD sec |
APD sec |
MWD |
PRES in |
PTDY in |
ATMP °F |
WTMP °F |
DEWP °F |
SAL psu |
VIS nmi |
TIDE ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-19 03:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.54 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:35 pm | S | 21.4 | 25.3 | - | - | - | - | 29.83 | - | 83.8 | 86.0 | 75.2 | 36.54 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.54 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:35 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.55 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.56 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:35 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.56 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:05 pm | S | 23.3 | 29.1 | - | - | - | - | 29.88 | - | 83.1 | 86.0 | 75.7 | 36.62 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 11:35 am | S | 21.4 | 25.3 | - | - | - | - | 29.89 | - | 84.0 | 86.0 | 75.7 | 36.62 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 11:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.62 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 10:35 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.62 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 10:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.62 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 09:35 am | S | 15.5 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 29.90 | - | 83.1 | 86.0 | 75.4 | 36.56 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 09:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.62 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 08:35 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.62 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 08:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.62 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 07:35 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.60 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 07:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.61 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 06:35 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.60 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 06:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.54 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 05:35 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.59 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 05:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.57 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 04:35 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.57 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 04:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.0 | - | 36.57 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 03:35 am | ESE | 19.4 | 25.3 | - | - | - | - | 29.89 | - | 81.0 | 86.2 | 74.3 | 36.61 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 03:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.2 | - | 36.61 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:35 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.2 | - | 36.60 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.2 | - | 36.59 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:35 am | S | 9.7 | 13.6 | - | - | - | - | 29.93 | - | 83.3 | 86.2 | 72.9 | 36.57 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.60 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:35 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.59 | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:05 am | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.56 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 11:35 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.5 | - | 36.54 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 11:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.55 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 10:35 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.57 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 10:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.53 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 09:35 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.51 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 09:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.53 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 08:35 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.47 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 08:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.47 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 07:35 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.40 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 07:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.39 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 06:35 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.32 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 06:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.32 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 05:35 pm | S | 11.7 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | 29.94 | - | 82.9 | 86.4 | 73.4 | 36.32 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 05:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.4 | - | 36.24 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 04:35 pm | SSW | 9.7 | 13.6 | - | - | - | - | 29.95 | - | 82.2 | 86.2 | 73.0 | 36.16 | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 04:05 pm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86.2 | - | 36.08 | - | - |
Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.
Ocean Current Data for 42022
| 2:56 pm CDT | 1:56 pm CDT | 12:56 pm CDT | ||||
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| Depth ft | Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
| 10 | 20 | 0.39 | 10 | 0.45 | 360 | 0.33 |
| 13 | 20 | 0.45 | 0 | 0.47 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 16 | 10 | 0.45 | 10 | 0.43 | 360 | 0.33 |
| 20 | 20 | 0.49 | 10 | 0.51 | 10 | 0.25 |
| 23 | 20 | 0.49 | 0 | 0.45 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 26 | 10 | 0.45 | 10 | 0.47 | 350 | 0.35 |
| 30 | 10 | 0.41 | 0 | 0.49 | 20 | 0.31 |
| 33 | 10 | 0.45 | 0 | 0.47 | 360 | 0.39 |
| 36 | 0 | 0.37 | 10 | 0.45 | 350 | 0.27 |
| 39 | 10 | 0.37 | 0 | 0.49 | 350 | 0.31 |
| 43 | 0 | 0.37 | 10 | 0.35 | 360 | 0.35 |
| 46 | 10 | 0.37 | 10 | 0.43 | 350 | 0.21 |
| 49 | 10 | 0.37 | 10 | 0.39 | 10 | 0.29 |
| 52 | 10 | 0.33 | 10 | 0.43 | 10 | 0.17 |
| 56 | 0 | 0.29 | 360 | 0.41 | 350 | 0.16 |
| 59 | 0 | 0.37 | 0 | 0.37 | 360 | 0.25 |
| 62 | 360 | 0.41 | 10 | 0.47 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 66 | 360 | 0.31 | 10 | 0.35 | 360 | 0.23 |
| 69 | 350 | 0.31 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 72 | 360 | 0.33 | 350 | 0.33 | 360 | 0.21 |
| 75 | 360 | 0.29 | 350 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 79 | 350 | 0.25 | 360 | 0.33 | 350 | 0.21 |
| 82 | 10 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.37 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 85 | 20 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.27 | 350 | 0.19 |
| 89 | 30 | 0.27 | 20 | 0.43 | 20 | 0.27 |
| 92 | 30 | 0.43 | 20 | 0.54 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 95 | 40 | 0.49 | 20 | 0.56 | 10 | 0.41 |
| 98 | 30 | 0.52 | 20 | 0.62 | 10 | 0.45 |
| 102 | 30 | 0.58 | 20 | 0.62 | 10 | 0.47 |
| 105 | 30 | 0.51 | 10 | 0.64 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 108 | 30 | 0.54 | 10 | 0.64 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 112 | 20 | 0.52 | 10 | 0.58 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 115 | 20 | 0.43 | 0 | 0.58 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 118 | 20 | 0.39 | 360 | 0.51 | 360 | 0.52 |
| 121 | 10 | 0.29 | 360 | 0.45 | 350 | 0.47 |
| 125 | 360 | 0.33 | 350 | 0.49 | 350 | 0.39 |
| 128 | 350 | 0.27 | 350 | 0.45 | 340 | 0.31 |
| 131 | 360 | 0.31 | 350 | 0.39 | 340 | 0.27 |
| 135 | 360 | 0.17 | 340 | 0.31 | 310 | 0.27 |
| 138 | 340 | 0.19 | 350 | 0.37 | 320 | 0.21 |
Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42022
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| Depth (DEPTH): | 3.3 ft |
| Ocean Temperature (OTMP): | 85.93 °F |
| Salinity (SAL): | 36.56 psu |
| TIME (CDT) |
DEPTH ft |
OTMP °F |
COND mS/cm |
SAL psu |
O2% % |
O2PPM ppm |
CLCON ug/l |
TURB FTU |
PH |
EH mV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-19 03:35 pm | 0.0 | 85.93 | - | 36.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 03:05 pm | 3.3 | 85.96 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 03:05 pm | 0.0 | 85.96 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:35 pm | 3.3 | 85.96 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:35 pm | 0.0 | 85.96 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:05 pm | 3.3 | 85.96 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:05 pm | 0.0 | 85.96 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:35 pm | 3.3 | 85.95 | - | 36.55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:35 pm | 0.0 | 85.95 | - | 36.55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:05 pm | 3.3 | 85.93 | - | 36.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:05 pm | 0.0 | 85.93 | - | 36.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:35 pm | 3.3 | 85.93 | - | 36.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:35 pm | 0.0 | 85.93 | - | 36.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:05 pm | 3.3 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:05 pm | 0.0 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 11:35 am | 3.3 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 11:35 am | 0.0 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 11:05 am | 3.3 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 11:05 am | 0.0 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 10:35 am | 3.3 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 10:35 am | 0.0 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 10:05 am | 3.3 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 10:05 am | 0.0 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 09:35 am | 3.3 | 85.93 | - | 36.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 09:35 am | 0.0 | 85.93 | - | 36.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 09:05 am | 3.3 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 09:05 am | 0.0 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 08:35 am | 3.3 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 08:35 am | 0.0 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 08:05 am | 3.3 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 08:05 am | 0.0 | 85.95 | - | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 07:35 am | 3.3 | 85.98 | - | 36.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 07:35 am | 0.0 | 85.98 | - | 36.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 07:05 am | 3.3 | 85.96 | - | 36.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 07:05 am | 0.0 | 85.96 | - | 36.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 06:35 am | 3.3 | 85.98 | - | 36.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 06:35 am | 0.0 | 85.98 | - | 36.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 06:05 am | 3.3 | 85.98 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 06:05 am | 0.0 | 85.98 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 05:35 am | 3.3 | 86.02 | - | 36.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 05:35 am | 0.0 | 86.02 | - | 36.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 05:05 am | 3.3 | 86.05 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 05:05 am | 0.0 | 86.05 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 04:35 am | 3.3 | 86.05 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 04:35 am | 0.0 | 86.05 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 04:05 am | 3.3 | 86.07 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 04:05 am | 0.0 | 86.07 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 03:35 am | 3.3 | 86.13 | - | 36.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 03:35 am | 0.0 | 86.13 | - | 36.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 03:05 am | 3.3 | 86.13 | - | 36.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 03:05 am | 0.0 | 86.13 | - | 36.61 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:35 am | 3.3 | 86.16 | - | 36.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:35 am | 0.0 | 86.16 | - | 36.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:05 am | 3.3 | 86.18 | - | 36.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 02:05 am | 0.0 | 86.18 | - | 36.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:35 am | 3.3 | 86.22 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:35 am | 0.0 | 86.22 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:05 am | 3.3 | 86.31 | - | 36.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 01:05 am | 0.0 | 86.31 | - | 36.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:35 am | 3.3 | 86.34 | - | 36.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:35 am | 0.0 | 86.34 | - | 36.59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:05 am | 3.3 | 86.41 | - | 36.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-19 12:05 am | 0.0 | 86.41 | - | 36.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 11:35 pm | 3.3 | 86.45 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 11:35 pm | 0.0 | 86.45 | - | 36.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 11:05 pm | 3.3 | 86.43 | - | 36.55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 11:05 pm | 0.0 | 86.43 | - | 36.55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 10:35 pm | 3.3 | 86.40 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 10:35 pm | 0.0 | 86.40 | - | 36.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 10:05 pm | 3.3 | 86.32 | - | 36.53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 10:05 pm | 0.0 | 86.32 | - | 36.53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 09:35 pm | 3.3 | 86.36 | - | 36.51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 09:35 pm | 0.0 | 86.36 | - | 36.51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 09:05 pm | 3.3 | 86.32 | - | 36.53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 09:05 pm | 0.0 | 86.32 | - | 36.53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 08:35 pm | 3.3 | 86.31 | - | 36.47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 08:35 pm | 0.0 | 86.31 | - | 36.47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 08:05 pm | 3.3 | 86.31 | - | 36.47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 08:05 pm | 0.0 | 86.31 | - | 36.47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 07:35 pm | 3.3 | 86.31 | - | 36.40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 07:35 pm | 0.0 | 86.31 | - | 36.40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 07:05 pm | 3.3 | 86.32 | - | 36.39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 07:05 pm | 0.0 | 86.32 | - | 36.39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 06:35 pm | 3.3 | 86.32 | - | 36.32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 06:35 pm | 0.0 | 86.32 | - | 36.32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 06:05 pm | 3.3 | 86.32 | - | 36.32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 06:05 pm | 0.0 | 86.32 | - | 36.32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 05:35 pm | 3.3 | 86.32 | - | 36.32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 05:35 pm | 0.0 | 86.32 | - | 36.32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 05:05 pm | 3.3 | 86.36 | - | 36.24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 05:05 pm | 0.0 | 86.36 | - | 36.24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 04:35 pm | 3.3 | 86.23 | - | 36.16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 04:35 pm | 0.0 | 86.23 | - | 36.16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 04:05 pm | 3.3 | 86.25 | - | 36.08 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2026-07-18 04:05 pm | 0.0 | 86.25 | - | 36.08 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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