Bodega Bay wind

Bodega Bay is a weather buoy near Sebastopol. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 19 kn from E (80°), gusting 27 kn, 2026-11-04 02:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:50 America/Los_Angeles). Air 15°C. 1015 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 13 kn, 71 readings, gust 29 kn, peak mean 23 kn, mostly SSE (157°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 02:50 UTC: 19 kn from E (80°), gust 27 kn
2026-11-04 01:50 UTC: 10 kn from E (100°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-04 00:50 UTC: 12 kn from SE (140°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (160°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 22:40 UTC: 16 kn from S (170°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 14 kn from S (170°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 20:20 UTC: 14 kn from S (190°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 19:40 UTC: 14 kn from SSW (200°), gust 16 kn

Position 38.235, -123.317; exposure marine. Bodega Bay is on open water.

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 Bodega Bay: 2.3 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 4.1 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 Bodega Bay: 2.7 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 5.5 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Bodega Bay

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GW2730 weather, 20.1 nm away
GW4755 weather, 20.3 nm away