Galveston,tx wind

Galveston,tx is a weather buoy near Galveston. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 14 kn from N (0°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-04 06:50 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 00:50 America/Chicago). Air 22°C. 1013 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 74 readings, gust 21 kn, peak mean 17 kn, mostly S (180°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 06:50 UTC: 14 kn from N (0°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 05:50 UTC: 14 kn from N (0°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 04:30 UTC: 16 kn from N (350°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-04 03:50 UTC: 17 kn from NNW (340°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-04 02:50 UTC: 10 kn from NNW (340°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-04 01:50 UTC: 14 kn from N (350°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 00:50 UTC: 14 kn from SW (220°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 10 kn from S (190°), gust 12 kn

Position 29.235, -94.410; exposure marine. Galveston,tx is on open water.

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,tx: 2.4 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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 Galveston,tx: 2.4 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Galveston,tx

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Galveston Bay Entrance (North Jetty), TX, 18.0 nm away
Galveston Pier 21, TX, 20.5 nm away
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