Coastal Conditions and Predictions for Port Aransas
Live conditions at Nueces County’s Horace Caldwell Pier:
Live Water Level Measurements and Predictions:
(Click on legend items to toggle on/off individual data series)
Note: Neural net water level predictions (relatively soon) and AI inundation measurements/predictions (within a year or two) will be added to this graph (potentially alongside Dr. Fitzpatrick’s predictions) – the main graph may potentially feature past measurements (fewer days), tide predictions, and neural net predictions with the other items to be added when clicking on the legend.
Wave Measurements and Predictions:
(Click on legend items to toggle on/off individual data series)
Note: NWPS wave predictions to this graph will be added when available. New iterations may feature NDBC and NWPS short term predictions for a few past days, then only NWPS predictions with the other items to be added when clicking on the legend.
wIND SPEED mEASUREMENTS AND pREDICTIONS
(Click on legend items to toggle on/off individual data series)
How to read the wind predictions:
In the graph above you can find the usual wind speed and the predicted windspeed perpendicular to the beach. If the wind is blowing offshore, the orange dash line will be positive. If the wind is blowing onshore, the orange dash line will be negative. The yellow dash line indicates wind predictions from the southeast when the line is positive and from the northwest when the line is negative.
Ideal conditions for surfers:
A light offshore wind, that is a small positive red dash line and no current that is a zero yellow dash line.
Worrisome conditions for coastal inundation:
A strong onshore wind that is a very negative red dash line. The along shore wind/yellow dash line does not matter much in this case.
This page was created by the TAMUCC Conrad Blucher Institute team of the National Science Foundation AI2ES Institute Research, in collaboration with Nueces County Coastal Parks.
Contact Us
Please use the form below to contact us with any question, comments, or potential collaboration opportunities for our data sets above.
