Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, TX wind

Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, TX is a land weather station near Port Lavaca. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 7 kn from NNE (30°), gusting 9 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/Chicago). Air 24°C. 1010 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 78 readings, gust 18 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly S (188°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 7 kn from NNE (30°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 10 kn from NNE (20°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 7 kn from NNE (30°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 6 kn from WSW (240°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 8 kn from SW (230°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 6 kn from SW (220°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 7 kn from SW (230°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 8 kn from SW (230°), gust 10 kn

Position 28.422, -96.327; exposure coastal. Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, TX 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 Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, TX: 2.0 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 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 Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, TX: 2.3 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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Stations near Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, TX

Port O'Connor, Matagorda Bay, TX, 3.9 nm away
FW4074 weather, 4.5 nm away
Port Lavaca, TX, 19.8 nm away
Palacios Muni, 18.6 nm away
Seadrift, TX, 20.4 nm away
Port Lavaca/Calhoun Cnty, 23.1 nm away