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Station 42092 - Aransas Pass Channel Entrance S, TX (252)

Owned by Conrad Blucher Institute (CBI) for Surveying and Science, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Funded by Port of Corpus Christi
Data provided by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
27.639 N 97.012 W (27°38'22" N 97°0'42" W)

Water depth: 22.7 m

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Conditions at 42092 as of
(5:30 pm CDT)
2230 GMT on 03/18/2026:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Wave Height (WVHT):	2.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	4 sec
Average Period (APD):	3.6 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SE ( 135 deg true )
Water Temperature (WTMP):	67.1 °F

Previous observations
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
2026-03-18 05:00 pm	-	-	-	2.6	4	3.6	SE	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 04:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.7	SE	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 04:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.6	SSE	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 03:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.7	SE	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 03:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.7	SE	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 02:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	4	3.7	SE	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 02:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.8	SE	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 01:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.8	SE	-	-	-	66.9	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 01:00 pm	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.8	SE	-	-	-	66.9	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 12:30 pm	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.7	SE	-	-	-	66.7	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 12:00 pm	-	-	-	3.3	4	3.8	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 11:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	5	3.7	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 11:00 am	-	-	-	3.3	4	3.7	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 10:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.6	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 10:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.6	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 09:30 am	-	-	-	3.3	4	3.6	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 09:00 am	-	-	-	3.3	4	3.6	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 08:30 am	-	-	-	3.3	5	3.6	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 08:00 am	-	-	-	3.3	4	3.6	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 07:30 am	-	-	-	3.3	4	3.4	SE	-	-	-	66.4	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 07:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.5	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 06:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 06:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 05:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 05:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	ESE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 04:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.5	ESE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 04:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 03:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	ESE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 03:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	SE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 02:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	ESE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 02:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.3	ESE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 01:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	ESE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 01:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.4	ESE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 12:30 am	-	-	-	3.0	3	3.4	ESE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-18 12:00 am	-	-	-	3.0	3	3.3	ESE	-	-	-	66.6	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 11:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.3	E	-	-	-	66.7	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 11:00 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.3	E	-	-	-	66.7	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 10:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.4	E	-	-	-	66.7	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 10:00 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.5	E	-	-	-	66.7	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 09:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.5	E	-	-	-	66.9	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 09:00 pm	-	-	-	2.3	6	3.4	E	-	-	-	66.9	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 08:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.5	ENE	-	-	-	66.9	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 08:00 pm	-	-	-	2.3	6	3.4	E	-	-	-	66.9	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 07:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.6	E	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 07:00 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.7	ENE	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 06:30 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.7	E	-	-	-	67.1	-	-	-	-
2026-03-17 06:00 pm	-	-	-	2.6	6	3.6	E	-	-	-	67.3	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 42092 as of (5:30 pm CDT)
2230 GMT on 03/18/2026:
These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Significant Wave Height (WVHT):	2.6 ft
Swell Height (SwH):	0.3 ft
Swell Period (SwP):	10.0 sec
Swell Direction (SwD):	SE
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	2.6 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4.3 sec
Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	SE
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	VERY_STEEP
Average Wave Period (APD):	3.6 sec

Previous observations
TIME (CDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-03-18 05:00 pm	2.6	0.0	10.0	ESE	2.6	4.4	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.6
2026-03-18 04:30 pm	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.0	4.3	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-03-18 04:00 pm	3.0	0.3	10.5	SE	3.0	4.3	SSE	VERY_STEEP	3.6
2026-03-18 03:30 pm	3.0	0.3	10.0	SE	3.0	4.3	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-03-18 03:00 pm	3.0	0.3	11.1	SE	3.0	4.4	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-03-18 02:30 pm	2.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.6	4.1	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-03-18 02:00 pm	3.0	0.3	10.0	SE	3.0	4.4	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.8
2026-03-18 01:30 pm	3.0	0.3	11.1	ESE	3.0	4.3	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.8
2026-03-18 01:00 pm	3.0	0.3	10.5	SE	3.0	4.4	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.8
2026-03-18 12:30 pm	3.0	0.3	10.5	SE	3.0	4.3	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-03-18 12:00 pm	3.3	0.3	11.1	ESE	3.3	4.4	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.8
2026-03-18 11:30 am	3.0	0.3	11.8	ESE	3.0	4.7	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-03-18 11:00 am	3.3	0.3	10.5	SE	3.3	4.3	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.7
2026-03-18 10:30 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	SE	3.0	4.2	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.6
2026-03-18 10:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	SE	3.0	4.3	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.6
2026-03-18 09:30 am	3.3	0.3	10.0	SE	3.3	4.0	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.6
2026-03-18 09:00 am	3.3	0.3	10.5	SE	3.3	4.3	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.6
2026-03-18 08:30 am	3.3	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.3	4.5	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.6
2026-03-18 08:00 am	3.3	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.3	4.1	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.6
2026-03-18 07:30 am	3.3	0.3	10.0	SE	3.3	4.2	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 07:00 am	3.0	0.3	11.1	SE	3.0	3.9	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.5
2026-03-18 06:30 am	3.0	0.3	11.1	ESE	3.0	4.1	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 06:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.0	3.9	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 05:30 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	SE	3.0	4.0	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 05:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.0	3.7	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 04:30 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.0	4.0	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.5
2026-03-18 04:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.0	3.9	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 03:30 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.0	3.6	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 03:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.5	ESE	3.0	3.6	SE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 02:30 am	2.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.6	4.1	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 02:00 am	2.6	0.3	10.0	SE	2.6	3.6	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.3
2026-03-18 01:30 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.0	3.6	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 01:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.0	3.5	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 12:30 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	3.0	3.3	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.4
2026-03-18 12:00 am	3.0	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.6	3.2	ESE	VERY_STEEP	3.3
2026-03-17 11:30 pm	2.6	0.3	10.5	ESE	2.6	5.7	E	STEEP	3.3
2026-03-17 11:00 pm	2.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.6	6.2	E	AVERAGE	3.3
2026-03-17 10:30 pm	2.6	0.3	10.5	ESE	2.6	5.9	E	N/A	3.4
2026-03-17 10:00 pm	2.6	0.3	10.5	ESE	2.6	6.1	E	N/A	3.5
2026-03-17 09:30 pm	2.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.6	5.7	E	N/A	3.5
2026-03-17 09:00 pm	2.3	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.3	5.9	E	N/A	3.4
2026-03-17 08:30 pm	2.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.6	5.9	ENE	N/A	3.5
2026-03-17 08:00 pm	2.3	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.3	6.2	E	N/A	3.4
2026-03-17 07:30 pm	2.6	0.3	10.0	SE	2.3	6.2	E	N/A	3.6
2026-03-17 07:00 pm	2.6	0.3	10.5	ESE	2.6	5.9	ENE	STEEP	3.7
2026-03-17 06:30 pm	2.6	0.3	10.5	ESE	2.3	5.7	E	N/A	3.7
2026-03-17 06:00 pm	2.6	0.3	10.0	ESE	2.6	6.5	E	N/A	3.6

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