Ship John Shoal, NJ wind

Ship John Shoal, NJ is a land weather station near Bridgeton in the Delaware Bay sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 10 kn from SE (140°), gusting 11 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 16°C. 1025 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 79 readings, gust 15 kn, peak mean 13 kn, mostly SSE (164°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 10 kn from SE (140°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 13 kn from SE (130°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 12 kn from SE (130°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 11 kn from SE (130°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 13 kn from SE (140°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 10 kn from ESE (110°), gust 11 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 9 kn from ESE (110°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 9 kn from ESE (120°), gust 9 kn

Position 39.305, -75.377; exposure coastal. Ship John Shoal, 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 HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Ship John Shoal, NJ: 2.2 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 3.1 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Ship John Shoal, NJ: 2.3 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 3.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

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