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Port Orford wind

Port Orford is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 12 kn from S (190°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 15:00 America/Los_Angeles). Air 14°C. 1020 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 81 readings, gust 17 kn, peak mean 14 kn, mostly S (170°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Port Orford reported 614 readings, mean 7 kn, strongest mean wind 16 kn, strongest gust 23 kn, mostly from ESE (112°).

What it reports

Port Orford reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

Position 42.754, -124.839; exposure marine. Port Orford 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 Port Orford: 2.3 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.6 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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 Orford: 2.4 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 3.1 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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