Oregon Inlet Marina, NC wind

Oregon Inlet Marina, NC is a land weather station near Kill Devil Hills in the Pamlico Sound and the Outer Banks sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 5 kn from ENE (60°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 18°C. 1023 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 79 readings, gust 12 kn, peak mean 10 kn, mostly NE (41°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (60°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 6 kn from ENE (60°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 8 kn from NE (50°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 7 kn from NE (50°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 8 kn from NE (50°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 7 kn from NE (40°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 7 kn from NE (40°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 10 kn from NNE (30°), gust 12 kn

Position 35.796, -75.548; exposure coastal. Oregon Inlet Marina, NC 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Oregon Inlet Marina, NC: 2.4 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 3.3 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Oregon Inlet Marina, NC: 2.3 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 3.6 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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