Shell beach
NDBC buoy shbl1
Observed , 54 minutes ago
Elevated
Light NNE winds at 9 kn gusting to 11 kn, easing. Air 59°F. Next high tide at 12:38 AM (2 ft). Today: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north around 5 knots.
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Speed
8.9kn
Gust
11kn
Direction
30° NNE
Trend
Easing
Last 11 hours8.9 to 18 kn
Air temp
59°F
Last 11 hours58 to 66°F
Pressure
1021mbar
Tendency
Rising
3 hour change
+0.4 mbar
Last 11 hours1019 to 1021 mbar
Tides
Next high
12:38 AM
1.9 ft
Then low
10:57 AM
0.3 ft
Predicted, Shell Beach, Lake Borgne0.3 to 1.9 ft
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. Pressure 1,019 to 1,021 mbar over the same window.
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Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.
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What this buoy measures
This buoy is not reporting waves or 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 buoy.
Station shbl1
29°52'05" N 89°40'23" W · owned and maintained by NOS
Measured on the water by 1,000+ NOAA buoys. Observations from the National Data Buoy Center, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.