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K4 Buoy wind
K4 Buoy is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 18 kn from ESE (120°), 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 22:00 Europe/Dublin). Air 12°C. 1033 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 12 kn, 24 readings, peak mean 18 kn, mostly ESE (123°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days K4 Buoy reported 167 readings, mean 14 kn, strongest mean wind 31 kn, mostly from S (176°).
What it reports
K4 Buoy reports wind speed, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC: 18 kn from ESE (120°)
- 2026-11-04 21:00 UTC: 18 kn from ESE (120°)
- 2026-11-04 20:00 UTC: 17 kn from ESE (110°)
- 2026-11-04 19:00 UTC: 15 kn from ESE (110°)
- 2026-11-04 18:00 UTC: 15 kn from ESE (120°)
- 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC: 16 kn from ESE (110°)
- 2026-11-04 16:00 UTC: 13 kn from ESE (120°)
- 2026-11-04 15:00 UTC: 12 kn from SE (130°)
Position 55.410, -11.810; exposure marine. K4 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 K4 Buoy: 3.3 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 K4 Buoy: 3.6 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.