Settlement Point, GBI, Bahamas wind

Settlement Point, GBI, Bahamas is a land weather station near West End. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from ENE (70°), gusting 13 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 18:00 America/Nassau). Air 26°C. 1013 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 15 kn, 79 readings, gust 24 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly ENE (71°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Settlement Point, GBI, Bahamas reported 650 readings, mean 15 kn, strongest mean wind 25 kn, strongest gust 30 kn, mostly from ENE (68°).

What it reports

Settlement Point, GBI, Bahamas reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 11 kn from ENE (70°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 22:50 UTC: 12 kn from ENE (70°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-04 21:50 UTC: 13 kn from ENE (70°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-04 20:30 UTC: 15 kn from ENE (70°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-04 19:50 UTC: 15 kn from ENE (60°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-04 18:50 UTC: 15 kn from ENE (60°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-04 17:50 UTC: 14 kn from ENE (60°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 16:40 UTC: 13 kn from ENE (60°), gust 15 kn

Position 26.704, -78.995; exposure coastal. Settlement Point, GBI, Bahamas 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Settlement Point, GBI, Bahamas: 2.5 kn on average across 157 hourly comparisons, against 2.6 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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 Settlement Point, GBI, Bahamas: 2.8 kn on average across 52 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Settlement Point, GBI, Bahamas

Freeport Intl, 18.3 nm away