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Point Wells wind

Point Wells is a weather buoy near Shoreline in the Puget Sound sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from NNW (336°), 2026-11-03 22:50 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 14:50 America/Los_Angeles). Air 11°C. 1017 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 161 readings, peak mean 12 kn, mostly N (351°).

Recent readings

Position 47.761, -122.397; exposure marine. Point Wells is on open water.

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 Wells: 2.8 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 4.5 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 Point Wells: 3.4 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 4.4 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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