Port Angeles wind

Port Angeles is a land weather station near Port Angeles in the Juan de Fuca Strait sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 1 kn from ESE (123°), gusting 2 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 16:30 America/Los_Angeles).

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 3 kn, 240 readings, gust 7 kn, peak mean 6 kn, mostly S (176°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 1 kn from ESE (123°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-03 23:54 UTC: 2 kn from ESE (108°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 0 kn from SSE (151°), gust 1 kn
2026-11-03 21:54 UTC: 2 kn from E (92°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 20:54 UTC: 3 kn from E (94°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 1 kn from ENE (71°), gust 2 kn
2026-11-03 18:54 UTC: 3 kn from E (89°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 17:54 UTC: 1 kn from SE (125°), gust 1 kn

Position 48.125, -123.440; exposure coastal. Port Angeles 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 Port Angeles: 2.0 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for HRDPS West 1 km (experimental).

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 Port Angeles: 2.2 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons, against 2.6 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Port Angeles

Port Angeles, 1.7 nm away
Port Angeles Intl, 2.7 nm away
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EW6230 weather, 3.9 nm away
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GW6902 weather, 7.6 nm away