South Padre Island CGS, TX wind

South Padre Island CGS, TX is a land weather station near Port Isabel. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 8 kn from SSE (150°), gusting 10 kn, 2026-11-04 00:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:48 America/Chicago). Air 27°C. 1010 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 13 kn, 79 readings, gust 20 kn, peak mean 17 kn, mostly SSE (147°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (150°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 11 kn from SE (140°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 12 kn from SE (130°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 14 kn from SE (140°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 14 kn from SE (140°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 13 kn from SE (130°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 14 kn from SE (140°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (160°), gust 18 kn

Position 26.072, -97.167; exposure coastal. South Padre Island CGS, 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 South Padre Island CGS, TX: 2.0 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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 South Padre Island CGS, TX: 2.1 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near South Padre Island CGS, TX

SPI Brazos Santiago, TX, 0.7 nm away
Port Isabel, TX, 2.7 nm away
Port Isabel/Cameron Cnty, 10.6 nm away
DW1996 weather, 7.1 nm away
Realitos Peninsula, TX, 13.1 nm away
Brownsville Intl, 16.7 nm away