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La Perouse Bank wind
La Perouse Bank is a weather buoy in the Barkley Sound sailing area. Readings from Environment Canada.
Latest observation
Now 16 kn from SE (134°), gusting 20 kn, 2026-11-04 01:05 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:05 America/Vancouver). Air 12°C. 1017 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 15 kn, 24 readings, gust 23 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly ESE (123°).
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 01:05 UTC: 16 kn from SE (134°), gust 20 kn
- 2026-11-04 00:05 UTC: 17 kn from SE (132°), gust 22 kn
- 2026-11-03 23:05 UTC: 15 kn from ESE (118°), gust 18 kn
- 2026-11-03 22:05 UTC: 13 kn from SE (124°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-03 21:05 UTC: 14 kn from SE (132°), gust 17 kn
- 2026-11-03 20:05 UTC: 15 kn from SE (124°), gust 19 kn
- 2026-11-03 19:05 UTC: 18 kn from ESE (114°), gust 22 kn
- 2026-11-03 18:05 UTC: 17 kn from SE (134°), gust 22 kn
Position 48.835, -125.998; exposure marine. La Perouse Bank is on open water.
Forecast against this station
Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at La Perouse Bank: 4.1 kn on average across 163 hourly comparisons, against 4.6 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).
Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at La Perouse Bank: 4.5 kn on average across 163 hourly comparisons, against 4.7 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.
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Stations near La Perouse Bank
- Lennard Island, 16.8 nm away
- Tofino Arpt, 17.3 nm away
- Tofino, 17.3 nm away
- Kennedy Lake, 26.8 nm away