Wrightsville Beach Nearshore, NC (ILM2) wind

Wrightsville Beach Nearshore, NC (ILM2) is a weather buoy near Masonboro. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 16 kn from ENE (70°), gusting 17 kn, 2026-11-04 00:08 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:08 America/New_York). Air 20°C. 1022 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 14 kn, 24 readings, gust 23 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly ENE (62°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:08 UTC: 16 kn from ENE (70°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 23:08 UTC: 16 kn from ENE (70°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 22:08 UTC: 16 kn from E (80°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-03 21:08 UTC: 14 kn from ENE (70°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-03 20:08 UTC: 12 kn from ENE (60°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 19:08 UTC: 12 kn from NE (50°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 18:08 UTC: 12 kn from ENE (60°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 17:08 UTC: 12 kn from ENE (60°), gust 19 kn

Position 34.141, -77.715; exposure marine. Wrightsville Beach Nearshore, NC (ILM2) is on open water.

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 Wrightsville Beach Nearshore, NC (ILM2): 1.7 kn on average across 148 hourly comparisons, against 3.0 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 Wrightsville Beach Nearshore, NC (ILM2): 1.9 kn on average across 148 hourly comparisons, against 2.9 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Wrightsville Beach Nearshore, NC (ILM2)

Wrightsville Beach, NC, 5.6 nm away
Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_N), 5.7 nm away
Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_S), 8.2 nm away
UNCW Shellfish Research Hatchery, NC, 7.3 nm away
GW1049 weather, 7.4 nm away
Wilmington Intl, 11.9 nm away