Sweetwater Bay Seaplane Base (30W) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOCQ), 30W is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sweetwater Bay Seaplane Base in Oconto, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOCQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sweetwater Bay Seaplane Base (30W) is a seaplane base in Oconto, WI. 30W has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOCQ, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (ALL, WAY), the longest 10,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOCQ, 6.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOCQ 282335Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A2999 RMK AO1 T01650096
What changed at KOCQ (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 30W
Based on the nearest station (KOCQ), 30W is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 579 ft). 30W does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRB, about 31 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLFAV | 10,000 ft | WATER | 8 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| WAY | 10,000 ft | WATER | 8 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 9→8 kt, ceiling 8,000 ft → unlimited.
30W weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 30W
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARV UA /OV ARV/TM 2150/FL150/TP F2TH/SK T150-170
ARV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ARVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2150Reported at 21:50 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP F2THAircraft type reporting.SK T150-170Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 30W
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOCQ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- ALL/WAY
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 30W
- City
- Oconto
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 579 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.9519, -87.8084
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOCQ
- TAF
- Nearest KGRB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 4m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Badger Park Peshtigo City Park , Peshtigo, WI · 8 mi
- Bay Flyers Model Club - Maple Heights Circle , Sturgeon Bay, WI · 24 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Sweetwater Bay Seaplane Base (30W)
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