Cape Elizabeth wind

Cape Elizabeth is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 4 kn from S (190°), gusting 6 kn, 2026-11-04 01:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 17:50 America/Los_Angeles). Air 13°C. 1018 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 67 readings, gust 17 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly ESE (121°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 01:50 UTC: 4 kn from S (190°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 00:50 UTC: 6 kn from S (180°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 4 kn from S (180°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (160°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (160°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 19:40 UTC: 10 kn from SE (130°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (120°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 10 kn from ESE (110°), gust 12 kn

Position 47.351, -124.741; exposure marine. Cape Elizabeth 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 Cape Elizabeth: 3.2 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 3.7 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 Cape Elizabeth: 3.8 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 4.6 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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Stations near Cape Elizabeth

Destruction Island, WA, 22.0 nm away