Grand Isle, LA wind

Grand Isle, LA is a land weather station near Galliano. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 4 kn from SE (130°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-04 03:18 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 21:18 America/Chicago). 1014 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 77 readings, gust 20 kn, peak mean 15 kn, mostly ESE (106°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 03:18 UTC: 4 kn from SE (130°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 02:48 UTC: 4 kn from SE (140°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-04 01:54 UTC: 4 kn from SE (140°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 5 kn from ESE (120°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 4 kn from ESE (120°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 5 kn from SE (130°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (120°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (120°), gust 10 kn

Position 29.265, -89.958; exposure coastal. Grand Isle, LA 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 Grand Isle, LA: 2.6 kn on average across 153 hourly comparisons, against 3.2 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 Grand Isle, LA: 2.7 kn on average across 153 hourly comparisons, against 3.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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Stations near Grand Isle, LA

Galliano/Miller Arpt, 18.8 nm away