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West Moresby wind
West Moresby is a weather buoy in the Haida Gwaii and Hecate Strait sailing area. Readings from Environment Canada.
Latest observation
Now 20 kn from SSE (168°), gusting 24 kn, 2026-11-04 01:05 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:05 America/Vancouver). Air 11°C. 1006 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 10 kn, 24 readings, gust 24 kn, peak mean 20 kn, mostly SSE (148°).
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 01:05 UTC: 20 kn from SSE (168°), gust 24 kn
- 2026-11-04 00:05 UTC: 18 kn from SSE (161°), gust 22 kn
- 2026-11-03 23:05 UTC: 19 kn from SSE (155°), gust 22 kn
- 2026-11-03 22:05 UTC: 18 kn from SE (124°), gust 21 kn
- 2026-11-03 21:05 UTC: 16 kn from SE (132°), gust 19 kn
- 2026-11-03 20:05 UTC: 19 kn from SE (143°), gust 23 kn
- 2026-11-03 19:05 UTC: 17 kn from SE (139°), gust 22 kn
- 2026-11-03 18:05 UTC: 16 kn from SSE (147°), gust 19 kn
Position 52.515, -132.693; exposure marine. West Moresby is on open water.
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 West Moresby: 2.1 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons, against 2.4 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.
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 West Moresby: 2.7 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons, against 2.8 kn for HRDPS continental 2.5 km.