Wachapreague, VA wind

Wachapreague, VA is a land weather station in the Chesapeake Bay and Annapolis sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 0 kn, gusting 1 kn, 2026-11-04 00:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:48 America/New_York). Air 16°C. 1025 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 2 kn, 79 readings, gust 8 kn, peak mean 6 kn, mostly SSW (195°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 0 kn, gust 1 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 0 kn, gust 1 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 0 kn, gust 1 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 3 kn from SSE (160°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 5 kn from S (180°), gust 6 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 6 kn from S (180°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 6 kn from SSW (200°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (200°), gust 6 kn

Position 37.608, -75.686; exposure coastal. Wachapreague, VA 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 Wachapreague, VA: 2.9 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 3.0 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 Wachapreague, VA: 3.1 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 3.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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