Ocean Ridge Airport (E55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUKI), E55 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ocean Ridge Airport in Gualala, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUKI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ocean Ridge Airport (E55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gualala, CA at a field elevation of 934 ft. E55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUKI, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,504 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KUKI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUKI, 24.8 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KUKI 280856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00560039 52004
What changed at KUKI (nearest station)?
Since the 0756Z (12:56 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for E55
Based on the nearest station (KUKI), E55 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 934 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2,504 ft | ASPH-F | - | - |
| 31 | 2,504 ft | ASPH-F | - | - |
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E55 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/312,504 × 50 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at E55Wind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 22 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
E55 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at E55
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUKI reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 71%
- 13
- 29%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0538Z (10:38 PM PDT)
TAF KUKI 280538Z 2806/2906 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM282100 33005KT P6SM SKC FM290200 00000KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
E55 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUKI, 25 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- E55
- City
- Gualala
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 934 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.8016, -123.5305
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,504 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUKI
- TAF
- Nearest KUKI
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ocean Ridge Airport (E55)
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