Santa Monica Basin wind

Santa Monica Basin is a weather buoy near Malibu. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 4 kn from WNW (300°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 15:00 America/Los_Angeles). Air 20°C. 1012 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 11 kn, 82 readings, gust 25 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly WNW (286°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Santa Monica Basin reported 623 readings, mean 9 kn, strongest mean wind 23 kn, strongest gust 27 kn, mostly from W (259°).

What it reports

Santa Monica Basin reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 4 kn from WNW (300°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 22:40 UTC: 4 kn from W (260°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 21:40 UTC: 4 kn from SW (220°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 20:30 UTC: 4 kn from SSW (210°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 19:50 UTC: 2 kn from SW (220°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-04 18:40 UTC: 4 kn from W (280°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-04 17:40 UTC: 6 kn from WNW (300°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 16:40 UTC: 8 kn from WNW (300°), gust 10 kn

Position 33.765, -119.077; exposure marine. Santa Monica Basin 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 Santa Monica Basin: 2.3 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 3.4 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 Santa Monica Basin: 2.7 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 3.9 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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