Pt Arena wind

Pt Arena is a weather buoy near Fort Bragg. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 14 kn from E (100°), gusting 17 kn, 2026-11-04 00:20 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 16:20 America/Los_Angeles). 1014 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 15 kn, 61 readings, gust 33 kn, peak mean 25 kn, mostly SE (141°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:20 UTC: 14 kn from E (100°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 22:40 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 21:40 UTC: 12 kn from E (100°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 20:10 UTC: 16 kn from SE (130°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 14 kn from SE (130°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 18:40 UTC: 17 kn from SE (130°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-03 17:50 UTC: 21 kn from SE (140°), gust 25 kn

Position 39.225, -123.980; exposure marine. Pt Arena 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 Pt Arena: 2.4 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 4.2 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 Pt Arena: 2.6 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 5.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Pt Arena

Little River Arpt, 10.8 nm away
EW6025 weather, 10.5 nm away
Arena Cove, CA, 22.4 nm away
E1763 weather, 19.2 nm away
CW0622 weather, 25.9 nm away