Waco Lake today

Waco Lake right now: the lake is 86.8% full, there's a light breeze from the south at 11 km/h7 mph and it's 26 °C78 °F and clear sky.

Updated 13:17 local time, Tuesday 27 October

Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

11 km/h7 mph

From the south, gusts 14 km/h9 mph. 6 knots, a light breeze.

Air

26 °C78 °F

Clear sky.

How full

86.8%

Right about normal for this date. 139.96 m459.17 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 6 hours ago.

Waco Lake water level today

Waco Lake is right about normal for 27 October: 139.96 m459.17 ft against a median of 139.98 m459.26 ft for this date, measured over 31 years (1995–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 137.26 m450.34 ft to 147.02 m482.35 ft.

Waco Lake is 86.8% full, at 139.96 m459.17 ft above sea level, against a full level of 140.9 m462.2 ft. That's 202.3 million m³163,986 acre-feet of water out of 233.0 million m³188,891 acre-feet.

How full	86.8%
Water level	139.96 m459.17 ft
Level when full	140.9 m462.2 ft
Below full by	0.93 m3.05 ft
Water stored	202.3 million m³163,986 acre-feet
Median for 27 October	139.98 m459.26 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.03 m0.09 ft
Range on this date	137.26 m450.34 ft to 147.02 m482.35 ft
Reading from	6 hours ago

Source: Texas Water Development Board. Provisional data, subject to revision. What these terms mean.

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 paddleboardGood – calm water
SailingGood sailing breeze
Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

13:00117gusts 159 S

16:0064gusts 106 S

19:0053gusts 64 SSE

22:00138gusts 2415 SE

01:00128gusts 2415 S

04:0053gusts 1610 SSE

07:0064gusts 128 SE

10:0096gusts 2314 SSE

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today27 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	27 °C81 °F / 17 °C63 °F	149 SSE	2817	14%
Tomorrow28 Oct Showers	Showers	26 °C78 °F / 16 °C62 °F	1811 SSE	2616	19%
Thursday29 Oct Overcast	Overcast	28 °C82 °F / 18 °C65 °F	1711 S	2113	6%
Friday30 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	24 °C74 °F / 19 °C67 °F	149 SSE	2818	16%

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