Point Potrero, Richmond, CA wind

Point Potrero, Richmond, CA is a land weather station near Richmond in the San Francisco Bay sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 4 kn from NE (50°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 16:30 America/Los_Angeles). Air 15°C. 1016 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 5 kn, 78 readings, gust 15 kn, peak mean 13 kn, mostly SSE (151°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 4 kn from NE (50°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 1 kn from N (0°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 5 kn from WSW (250°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 6 kn from S (170°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 7 kn from SSE (150°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 4 kn from S (190°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 9 kn from SE (130°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 9 kn from SE (140°), gust 15 kn

Position 37.906, -122.365; exposure coastal. Point Potrero, Richmond, CA 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 Point Potrero, Richmond, CA: 2.5 kn on average across 153 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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 Point Potrero, Richmond, CA: 2.7 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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