Sandy Hook, NJ wind

Sandy Hook, NJ is a land weather station near Rumson. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 9 kn from WSW (250°), gusting 11 kn, 2026-11-04 03:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 22:48 America/New_York). 1024 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 76 readings, gust 14 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly WSW (243°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 03:48 UTC: 9 kn from WSW (250°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-04 02:48 UTC: 10 kn from WSW (240°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 01:54 UTC: 7 kn from SW (220°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 7 kn from WSW (240°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 3 kn from S (180°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 5 kn from S (170°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 1 kn from SSE (150°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 3 kn from S (180°), gust 5 kn

Position 40.467, -74.009; exposure coastal. Sandy Hook, NJ 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 Sandy Hook, NJ: 2.1 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 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 Sandy Hook, NJ: 2.2 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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