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K2 Buoy wind
K2 Buoy is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 22 kn from ESE (110°), 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 22:00 Europe/Dublin). Air 12°C. 1028 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 17 kn, 24 readings, peak mean 22 kn, mostly E (84°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days K2 Buoy reported 167 readings, mean 18 kn, strongest mean wind 31 kn, mostly from E (101°).
What it reports
K2 Buoy reports wind speed, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC: 22 kn from ESE (110°)
- 2026-11-04 21:00 UTC: 20 kn from E (90°)
- 2026-11-04 20:00 UTC: 20 kn from E (90°)
- 2026-11-04 19:00 UTC: 17 kn from E (90°)
- 2026-11-04 18:00 UTC: 17 kn from E (90°)
- 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC: 15 kn from E (90°)
- 2026-11-04 16:00 UTC: 18 kn from E (90°)
- 2026-11-04 15:00 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°)
Position 51.000, -13.550; exposure marine. K2 Buoy 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 K2 Buoy: 2.8 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons.
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 K2 Buoy: 2.6 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.