Seadrift, TX wind

Seadrift, TX is a land weather station near Port Lavaca. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 3 kn from N (10°), gusting 4 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/Chicago). Air 24°C. 1012 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 9 kn, 78 readings, gust 18 kn, peak mean 15 kn, mostly SE (136°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 3 kn from N (10°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 4 kn from N (350°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 5 kn from NNW (330°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 4 kn from NW (320°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 5 kn from NW (310°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 12 kn from SSE (160°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (160°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (160°), gust 18 kn

Position 28.407, -96.712; exposure coastal. Seadrift, TX 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 Seadrift, TX: 1.8 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 1.8 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 Seadrift, TX: 1.6 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 1.9 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Seadrift, TX

Aransas Wildlife Refuge, TX, 11.7 nm away
Port Lavaca, TX, 15.0 nm away
Port Lavaca/Calhoun Cnty, 14.7 nm away
Port O'Connor, Matagorda Bay, TX, 16.8 nm away
DW8849 weather, 11.7 nm away
Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, TX, 20.4 nm away