Waco Lake today

Waco Lake right now: the lake is 88.8% full, there's a gentle breeze from the south at 14 km/h9 mph and it's 28 °C82 °F and clear sky.

Updated 09:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

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

14 km/h9 mph

From the south, gusts 31 km/h19 mph. 8 knots, a gentle breeze.

Air

28 °C82 °F

Clear sky.

How full

88.8%

Right about normal for this date. 140.10 m459.64 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 2 hours ago.

Waco Lake water level today

Waco Lake is right about normal for 12 September: 140.10 m459.64 ft against a median of 140.14 m459.77 ft for this date, measured over 31 years (1995–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 137.32 m450.51 ft to 142.62 m467.90 ft.

Waco Lake is 88.8% full, at 140.10 m459.64 ft above sea level, against a full level of 140.9 m462.2 ft. That's 206.9 million m³167,702 acre-feet of water out of 233.0 million m³188,891 acre-feet.

How full	88.8%
Water level	140.10 m459.64 ft
Level when full	140.9 m462.2 ft
Below full by	0.79 m2.58 ft
Water stored	206.9 million m³167,702 acre-feet
Median for 12 September	140.14 m459.77 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.04 m0.13 ft
Range on this date	137.32 m450.51 ft to 142.62 m467.90 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 paddleboardToo windy for most paddlers
SailingGood sailing breeze
Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

09:00159gusts 3220 SSW

12:00149gusts 1912 S

15:001710gusts 2213 S

18:00159gusts 2113 SSE

21:00106gusts 1610 SSE

00:001610gusts 3119 SSE

03:001610gusts 4125 SSW

06:0096gusts 2113 SSW

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Clear sky	Clear sky	37 °C98 °F / 24 °C75 °F	1711 S	3421	1%
Tomorrow13 Sep Clear sky	Clear sky	36 °C96 °F / 25 °C78 °F	1811 S	4125	1%
Monday14 Sep Overcast	Overcast	39 °C103 °F / 26 °C78 °F	2818 S	4629	2%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	39 °C103 °F / 26 °C80 °F	2817 S	4729	1%

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