Alameda, CA wind

Alameda, CA is a land weather station near Alameda in the San Francisco Bay sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 6 kn from ESE (110°), gusting 7 kn, 2026-11-04 00:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 16:48 America/Los_Angeles). Air 17°C. 1016 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 5 kn, 78 readings, gust 15 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly ESE (116°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 6 kn from ESE (110°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 4 kn from ESE (110°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 7 kn from S (180°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 9 kn from SE (140°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 11 kn from ESE (120°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (110°), gust 9 kn

Position 37.772, -122.300; exposure coastal. Alameda, CA is on the shore: it reads sea wind well, land wind less so.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Alameda, CA: 2.0 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Alameda, CA: 2.2 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.6 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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