Should I boat at Biloxi, MS today?

Live GO / CAUTION / NO-GO boating conditions for Biloxi, MS on Alabama & Mississippi Coast, from NOAA wind, waves, gusts, an hour-by-hour risk timeline, marine warnings and live webcams.

Conditions right now

GO as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind NE 8 kt, gusts 11 kt; waves about 2 ft every 2 s. Conditions are within typical limits for small and mid-size recreational boats.

From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.

About Biloxi, MS

Water: Alabama & Mississippi Coast
Location: 30.390, -88.880
NWS marine forecast zone: GMZ532
Live observations: NDBC PTBM6, NDBC WYCM6

How the wind direction plays here

Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW
Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): N, NNE, NE, NW, NNW
Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): ENE, E, ESE, WSW, W, WNW

Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.

Nearby launches on Alabama & Mississippi Coast

Fairhope / Mobile Bay, AL (58 mi): GO, wind NE 7 kt, gusts 10 kt; waves about 1 ft every 2 s
Orange Beach / Gulf Shores, AL (78 mi): GO, wind NE 10 kt, gusts 13 kt; waves about 1 ft every 4 s

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