Galveston Pier 21, TX wind

Galveston Pier 21, TX is a land weather station near Galveston. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 7 kn from N (10°), gusting 12 kn, 2026-11-04 04:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 22:48 America/Chicago). 1012 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 75 readings, gust 18 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly SSW (197°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 04:48 UTC: 7 kn from N (10°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 03:48 UTC: 9 kn from N (10°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 02:48 UTC: 9 kn from N (0°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 01:54 UTC: 9 kn from N (10°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 8 kn from NNE (20°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 7 kn from NW (310°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (200°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 9 kn from SW (220°), gust 14 kn

Position 29.311, -94.792; exposure coastal. Galveston Pier 21, TX 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Galveston Pier 21, TX: 2.0 kn on average across 153 hourly comparisons, against 4.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Galveston Pier 21, TX: 1.9 kn on average across 153 hourly comparisons, against 4.1 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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