Monterey wind

Monterey is a weather buoy near Santa Cruz in the Monterey Bay sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 12 kn from SW (220°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-04 00:20 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 16:20 America/Los_Angeles). Air 17°C. 1016 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 11 kn, 61 readings, gust 25 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly SSW (207°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:20 UTC: 12 kn from SW (220°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 12 kn from SW (220°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 22:40 UTC: 12 kn from SW (220°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 12 kn from SW (220°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 19:40 UTC: 17 kn from SW (220°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 17 kn from S (180°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-03 17:40 UTC: 17 kn from S (170°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-03 14:30 UTC: 14 kn from S (180°), gust 17 kn

Position 36.787, -122.408; exposure marine. Monterey 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 Monterey: 2.2 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.4 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 Monterey: 2.4 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Monterey

Mbm1, 18.4 nm away
FW2595 weather, 20.1 nm away
EW2946 weather, 22.0 nm away
FW7017 weather, 22.2 nm away
CW8539 weather, 23.3 nm away
CW9585 weather, 23.8 nm away