Gooses Reef, MD wind

Gooses Reef, MD is a weather buoy near Chesapeake Beach in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 14 kn from SSE (160°), gusting 19 kn, 2026-11-04 00:54 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:54 America/New_York). Air 15°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 92 readings, gust 19 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly S (175°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:54 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (160°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 23:48 UTC: 10 kn from SSE (150°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 22:36 UTC: 12 kn from SE (140°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 21:36 UTC: 12 kn from SE (140°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 20:54 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (150°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 12 kn from SE (140°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 18:54 UTC: 12 kn from SE (130°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 17:48 UTC: 12 kn from SE (130°), gust 16 kn

Position 38.556, -76.415; exposure marine. Gooses Reef, MD 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 Gooses Reef, MD: 2.6 kn on average across 145 hourly comparisons, against 4.1 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 Gooses Reef, MD: 2.9 kn on average across 145 hourly comparisons, against 3.9 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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