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Wind in Catumbela

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:39 am (GMT+1)
Now · from the south-southwest 3 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
11 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Catumbela is a light air from the south-southwest: 2 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 13 mph from the west, with gusts of 25 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Catumbela (FNCT), 5.3 mi away · 40 min ago

Wind2 mph variable direction
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Thu 29 2–11 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–11 mph · gusts 23 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–12 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–9 mph · gusts 23 W · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–13 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 2–11 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 0–11 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2344101086
Gusts 5461120251813
Direction SSWSSWWNWWNWWW
Beaufort 11223332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 6445101175
Gusts 10781221221510
Direction WSWWSWWSWWNWWNWWNWWW
Beaufort 22223322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 553391285
Gusts 10971020251811
Direction WSWWSWWSWWNWWNWWWNWW
Beaufort 22113332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22127866
Gusts 7561120232118
Direction WNWWSWSWWSWWWNWWNWWSW
Beaufort 11112322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 112511231225923132511251125
AIFS 991010111111
GFS 10910111010117771010811
ICON 1422111811171117121810171219
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the south-southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the west: onshore.

The coast here faces northwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in CatumbelaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Catumbela?

Light air from the south-southwest: 3 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 13 mph from the west, with gusts of 25 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Catumbela today

Wind near Catumbela

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 13 mi away. Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:39 am (local time).

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