Diamond Shoals, NC wind

Diamond Shoals, NC is a weather buoy in the Pamlico Sound and the Outer Banks sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 12 kn from E (90°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-04 00:20 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:20 America/New_York). Air 21°C. 1024 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 13 kn, 64 readings, gust 19 kn, peak mean 17 kn, mostly NE (43°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:20 UTC: 12 kn from E (90°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 14 kn from E (100°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 22:40 UTC: 14 kn from E (80°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 16 kn from ENE (70°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 20:10 UTC: 16 kn from NE (50°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 19:40 UTC: 16 kn from NE (50°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 14 kn from N (10°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 10 kn from NE (50°), gust 14 kn

Position 35.026, -75.380; exposure marine. Diamond Shoals, NC 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 Diamond Shoals, NC: 3.9 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 4.8 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 Diamond Shoals, NC: 3.6 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 4.9 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Diamond Shoals, NC

Hatteras/Mitchell Fld, 17.2 nm away
USCG Station Hatteras, NC, 19.3 nm away
DW6557 weather, 16.0 nm away