Neah Bay wind

Neah Bay is a weather buoy in the Barkley Sound sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 16 kn from E (100°), gusting 19 kn, 2026-11-04 00:20 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 17:20 America/Vancouver). Air 11°C. 1018 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 15 kn, 69 readings, gust 21 kn, peak mean 17 kn, mostly E (94°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:20 UTC: 16 kn from E (100°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 22:50 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 16 kn from E (100°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 20:30 UTC: 16 kn from E (100°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 14 kn from E (90°), gust 17 kn

Position 48.493, -124.727; exposure marine. Neah Bay 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 Neah Bay: 3.7 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 4.0 kn for HRDPS West 1 km (experimental).

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRDPS West 1 km (experimental) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Neah Bay: 3.9 kn on average across 152 hourly comparisons, against 4.1 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Neah Bay

Cape Beale Light, 26.2 nm away