Shell beach
NOAA CO-OPS station 8761305
Observed , 12 minutes ago
Elevated
Today
Light NNE winds at 7 kn gusting to 9 kn, easing. Air 60°F. Today: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north around 5 knots.
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Speed
7kn
Gust
8.9kn
Direction
19° NNE
Trend
Easing
Last 12 hours5.6 to 18 kn
Water Level
1ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours1 to 2.7 ft
Air temp
60°F
Last 12 hours57 to 66°F
Pressure
1021mbar
Tendency
Steady
3 hour change
+0.2 mbar
Last 12 hours1019 to 1021 mbar
Zone forecast
Today
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north around 5 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet this morning, then 1 foot or less.
Tonight
North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Waves around 2 feet.
Monday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Synopsis
Winds will subside a bit overnight, but will remain around 15 knots across most of the open waters with occasional gusts to around 20 knots. Conditions will improve during the day today into the middle of the week as the area remains under the southeast flank of surface high pressure. Hazardous conditions are likely to return Thursday or Thursday night behind a cold front.
NWS zone Lake Borgne
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 57 to 66°F, pressure 1,019 to 1,021 mbar over the same window.
4 stations within 30 NM
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What this station measures
This station is not reporting water temperature. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the station.
Station 8761305
29°52'05" N 89°40'23" W
Measured by 400+ NOAA CO-OPS stations. Observations from the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.