Lake Austin today

Lake Austin right now: the lake is 98% full, there's a gentle breeze from the south at 16 km/h10 mph and it's 29 °C83 °F and partly cloudy.

Updated 09:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

16 km/h10 mph

From the south, gusts 28 km/h17 mph. 9 knots, a gentle breeze.

Air

29 °C83 °F

Partly cloudy.

How full

98.0%

A little above normal for this date. 150.11 m492.49 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 2 hours ago.

Lake Austin water level today

Lake Austin is a little above normal for 12 September: 150.11 m492.49 ft against a median of 150.03 m492.21 ft for this date, measured over 51 years (1966–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 149.90 m491.80 ft to 150.19 m492.74 ft.

Lake Austin is 98.0% full, at 150.11 m492.49 ft above sea level, against a full level of 150.2 m492.8 ft. That's 29.0 million m³23,485 acre-feet of water out of 29.6 million m³23,972 acre-feet.

How full	98.0%
Water level	150.11 m492.49 ft
Level when full	150.2 m492.8 ft
Below full by	0.09 m0.31 ft
Water stored	29.0 million m³23,485 acre-feet
Median for 12 September	150.03 m492.21 ft
Difference from normal	Up 0.09 m0.28 ft
Range on this date	149.90 m491.80 ft to 150.19 m492.74 ft
Reading from	2 hours ago

Source: Texas Water Development Board. Provisional data, subject to revision.

Good for today?

Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.

SwimmingNo water temperature yet
Kayak and paddleboardBreezy – for experienced paddlers
SailingGood sailing breeze
Windsurf and kiteMarginal

Wind, next 24 hours

KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

09:001610gusts 2918 SSW

12:001710gusts 2113 S

15:001711gusts 2213 SSE

18:001711gusts 2314 SE

21:00138gusts 2818 SSW

00:001811gusts 4226 S

03:00117gusts 3622 S

06:0043gusts 2616 SSE

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Overcast	Overcast	38 °C101 °F / 25 °C77 °F	2013 SSE	4025	5%
Tomorrow13 Sep Overcast	Overcast	37 °C99 °F / 24 °C75 °F	2415 SSE	4226	2%
Monday14 Sep Overcast	Overcast	39 °C101 °F / 24 °C76 °F	2214 SSE	3924	9%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	39 °C102 °F / 27 °C80 °F	2515 S	3924	2%

Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.