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West Sea Otter wind
West Sea Otter is a weather buoy in the BC central coast sailing area. Readings from Environment Canada.
Latest observation
Now 26 kn from SE (131°), gusting 32 kn, 2026-11-04 00:05 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 17:05 America/Vancouver). Air 13°C. 1012 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 27 kn, 24 readings, gust 39 kn, peak mean 30 kn, mostly SE (133°).
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 00:05 UTC: 26 kn from SE (131°), gust 32 kn
- 2026-11-03 23:05 UTC: 26 kn from SE (129°), gust 33 kn
- 2026-11-03 22:05 UTC: 27 kn from SE (131°), gust 33 kn
- 2026-11-03 21:05 UTC: 28 kn from SE (128°), gust 33 kn
- 2026-11-03 20:05 UTC: 28 kn from SE (126°), gust 33 kn
- 2026-11-03 19:05 UTC: 27 kn from SE (128°), gust 33 kn
- 2026-11-03 18:05 UTC: 27 kn from SE (129°), gust 32 kn
- 2026-11-03 17:05 UTC: 27 kn from SE (134°), gust 33 kn
Position 51.384, -128.767; exposure marine. West Sea Otter is on open water.
Forecast against this station
Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at West Sea Otter: 3.4 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 4.3 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.
Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at West Sea Otter: 4.1 kn on average across 168 hourly comparisons, against 4.5 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.