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Station SAXG1 - Marsh Island, Sapelo Island Reserve, GA Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station SAXG1

Owned and maintained by National Estuarine Research Reserve System
NERRS Weather Station
31.418 N 81.296 W (31°25'5" N 81°17'46" W)

Site elevation: 4.57 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 10 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 5.57 m above mean sea level

Water Quality data for this Reserve are available at....
SAQG1 -- Lower Duplin

Right whales are active off GA from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

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Station SAXG1

Conditions at SAXG1 as of
(4:00 pm EST)
2100 GMT on 12/27/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): W ( 270 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.1 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.97 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.03 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 77.0 °F
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 59.9 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
TIME
(EST)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-12-27 03:45 pm W 5.1-----29.97- 75.4- 59.9---
2025-12-27 03:30 pm W 5.1-----29.97- 76.1- 60.1---
2025-12-27 03:15 pmWNW 5.1-----29.97- 76.5- 60.4---
2025-12-27 03:00 pmWNW 7.0-----29.97-0.06 77.0- 59.9---
2025-12-27 02:45 pm W 7.0-----29.97- 77.0- 59.9---
2025-12-27 02:30 pm W 7.0-----29.97- 77.5- 59.9---
2025-12-27 02:15 pmWNW 6.0-----29.97- 77.0- 59.5---
2025-12-27 02:00 pm W 5.1-----29.97-0.09 77.5- 59.5---
2025-12-27 01:45 pm W 6.0-----29.97- 77.5- 59.0---
2025-12-27 01:30 pm W 7.0-----29.97- 77.2- 59.2---
2025-12-27 01:15 pm W 7.0-----30.00- 77.0- 59.5---
2025-12-27 01:00 pm W 7.0-----30.00-0.06 75.4- 59.4---
2025-12-27 12:45 pm W 5.1-----30.00- 74.8- 60.3---
2025-12-27 12:30 pm W 5.1-----30.00- 75.4- 60.4---
2025-12-27 12:15 pmWNW 6.0-----30.03- 75.2- 60.6---
2025-12-27 12:00 pmWNW 6.0-----30.03-0.03 74.7- 61.2---
2025-12-27 11:45 amWNW 6.0-----30.03- 74.1- 61.0---
2025-12-27 11:30 amWNW 6.0-----30.03- 73.4- 61.2---
2025-12-27 11:15 amWNW 6.0-----30.06- 72.3- 61.3---
2025-12-27 11:00 am W 7.0-----30.06+0.03 70.2- 61.0---
2025-12-27 10:45 am W 7.0-----30.06- 70.2- 61.7---
2025-12-27 10:30 am W 7.0-----30.06- 69.1- 61.7---
2025-12-27 10:15 am W 7.0-----30.06- 67.3- 61.3---
2025-12-27 10:00 am W 7.0-----30.06+0.03 65.7- 60.8---
2025-12-27 09:45 amWSW 7.0-----30.06- 63.9- 59.9---
2025-12-27 09:30 amWSW 5.1-----30.06- 64.2- 60.1---
2025-12-27 09:15 amWSW 5.1-----30.06- 63.7- 60.1---
2025-12-27 09:00 amWSW 5.1-----30.06+0.06 63.3- 59.7---
2025-12-27 08:45 amWSW 5.1-----30.06- 63.0- 59.7---
2025-12-27 08:30 amWSW 4.1-----30.06- 62.4- 59.5---
2025-12-27 08:15 amWSW 4.1-----30.06- 61.9- 59.0---
2025-12-27 08:00 amWSW 5.1-----30.03+0.03 61.7- 58.8---
2025-12-27 07:45 amWSW 4.1-----30.03- 61.9- 59.0---
2025-12-27 07:30 amWSW 4.1-----30.03- 61.9- 59.0---
2025-12-27 07:15 am W 2.9-----30.03- 62.6- 59.0---
2025-12-27 07:00 am W 4.1-----30.03+0.03 62.4- 59.2---
2025-12-27 06:45 amWSW 6.0-----30.03- 61.9- 58.6---
2025-12-27 06:30 amWSW 6.0-----30.00- 61.3- 58.5---
2025-12-27 06:15 am SW 5.1-----30.00- 60.8- 58.3---
2025-12-27 06:00 am SW 7.0-----30.00+0.00 61.0- 58.1---
2025-12-27 05:45 am SW 7.0-----30.00- 60.8- 57.9---
2025-12-27 05:30 am SW 7.0-----30.00- 60.8- 57.9---
2025-12-27 05:15 am SW 8.0-----30.00- 60.6- 57.7---
2025-12-27 05:00 am SW 8.0-----30.00+0.00 60.6- 57.7---
2025-12-27 04:45 am SW 7.0-----30.00- 60.6- 57.7---
2025-12-27 04:30 amSSW 7.0-----30.00- 60.4- 57.6---
2025-12-27 04:15 amSSW 5.1-----30.00- 59.9- 57.0---
2025-12-27 04:00 amSSW 5.1-----30.00+0.00 59.9- 57.0---
2025-12-27 03:45 amSSW 5.1-----30.00- 59.7- 56.8---
2025-12-27 03:30 amSSW 5.1-----30.00- 59.4- 56.5---
2025-12-27 03:15 am SW 5.1-----30.00- 60.4- 57.0---
2025-12-27 03:00 amWSW 6.0-----30.00-0.03 61.5- 57.4---
2025-12-27 02:45 amWSW 6.0-----30.00- 61.5- 57.4---
2025-12-27 02:30 amWSW 6.0-----30.00- 61.7- 57.2---
2025-12-27 02:15 amWSW 5.1-----30.00- 61.2- 57.0---
2025-12-27 02:00 amWSW 5.1-----30.00-0.03 60.8- 56.7---
2025-12-27 01:45 amWSW 4.1-----30.00- 60.3- 56.5---
2025-12-27 01:30 amWSW 4.1-----30.00- 60.3- 56.1---
2025-12-27 01:15 amWSW 5.1-----30.00- 60.4- 56.7---
2025-12-27 01:00 amWSW 6.0-----30.00-0.03 61.2- 56.7---
2025-12-27 12:45 amWSW 5.1-----30.00- 61.0- 56.5---
2025-12-27 12:30 amWSW 6.0-----30.00- 61.0- 56.5---
2025-12-27 12:15 amWSW 7.0-----30.00- 61.3- 56.5---
2025-12-27 12:00 amWSW 7.0-----30.03+0.03 61.5- 56.7---
2025-12-26 11:45 pm W 6.0-----30.03- 63.1- 57.0---
2025-12-26 11:30 pm W 8.0-----30.03- 63.5- 57.0---
2025-12-26 11:15 pm W 8.0-----30.03- 62.6- 56.8---
2025-12-26 11:00 pmWSW 6.0-----30.03+0.03 61.3- 56.3---
2025-12-26 10:45 pmWSW 6.0-----30.03- 60.3- 55.8---
2025-12-26 10:30 pmWSW 6.0-----30.03- 60.6- 55.8---
2025-12-26 10:15 pmWSW 5.1-----30.03- 61.0- 55.9---
2025-12-26 10:00 pmWSW 5.1-----30.03+0.03 61.5- 55.8---
2025-12-26 09:45 pmWSW 6.0-----30.00- 62.1- 55.6---
2025-12-26 09:30 pmWSW 7.0-----30.00- 61.5- 55.8---
2025-12-26 09:15 pm SW 6.0-----30.00- 59.9- 54.1---
2025-12-26 09:00 pmSSW 6.0-----30.00+0.00 59.9- 53.8---
2025-12-26 08:45 pmSSW 4.1-----30.03- 60.4- 54.3---
2025-12-26 08:30 pmSSW 5.1-----30.00- 59.9- 54.1---
2025-12-26 08:15 pm SW 6.0-----30.00- 60.1- 54.0---
2025-12-26 08:00 pm SW 7.0-----30.00+0.03 61.0- 54.1---
2025-12-26 07:45 pmSSW 8.0-----30.00- 60.4- 53.6---
2025-12-26 07:30 pmSSW 7.0-----30.00- 60.4- 53.6---
2025-12-26 07:15 pmSSW 7.0-----30.00- 61.3- 53.8---
2025-12-26 07:00 pm SW 8.0-----30.00+0.03 62.4- 54.5---
2025-12-26 06:45 pmSSW 7.0-----30.00- 62.2- 54.3---
2025-12-26 06:30 pm SW 6.0-----30.00- 63.0- 54.7---
2025-12-26 06:15 pm SW 7.0-----30.00- 64.9- 55.0---
2025-12-26 06:00 pm SW 5.1-----30.00+0.03 65.7- 55.8---
2025-12-26 05:45 pmWSW 5.1-----30.00- 66.2- 55.9---
2025-12-26 05:30 pmWSW 5.1-----30.00- 66.9- 56.7---
2025-12-26 05:15 pmWSW 6.0-----29.97- 69.8- 56.8---
2025-12-26 05:00 pmWSW 8.0-----29.97-0.03 72.1- 56.3---