Nakutakoin wind

Nakutakoin is a land weather station near Dumbéa. Readings from Météo-France (Licence Ouverte 2.0 Etalab).

Latest observation

Now 9 kn from SW (230°), gusting 13 kn, 2026-11-04 23:30 UTC (Thursday 5 Nov 10:30 Pacific/Noumea). Air 31°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 70 readings, gust 15 kn, peak mean 10 kn, mostly S (178°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Nakutakoin reported 691 readings, mean 5 kn, strongest mean wind 17 kn, strongest gust 25 kn, mostly from SSE (155°).

What it reports

Nakutakoin reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and air temperature, every 6 min.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:30 UTC: 9 kn from SW (230°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 22:54 UTC: 8 kn from SW (230°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 21:54 UTC: 4 kn from WSW (250°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 20:36 UTC: 3 kn from WSW (240°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 19:54 UTC: 1 kn from ENE (70°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-04 18:36 UTC: 4 kn from ENE (70°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 4 kn from NE (50°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 16:54 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (70°), gust 7 kn

Position -22.171, 166.436; exposure coastal. Nakutakoin 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 Nakutakoin: 2.1 kn on average across 53 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 Nakutakoin: 2.3 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Nakutakoin

Magenta, 5.8 nm away
La Tontouta Arpt, 15.5 nm away