Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_S) wind

Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_S) is a land weather station near Myrtle Grove. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from E (90°), gusting 16 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 21°C. 1023 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 57 readings, gust 20 kn, peak mean 15 kn, mostly ENE (71°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 11 kn from E (90°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 11 kn from E (100°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 21:00 UTC: 10 kn from E (100°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 20:30 UTC: 7 kn from E (80°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 19:30 UTC: 6 kn from ENE (60°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 18:30 UTC: 8 kn from ENE (70°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 11 kn from ENE (70°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 16:54 UTC: 10 kn from ENE (70°), gust 13 kn

Position 34.091, -77.868; exposure coastal. Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_S) 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 ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_S): 2.9 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 4.9 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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 Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_S): 2.9 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 5.0 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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