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Wind in Maianga

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:48 pm (GMT+1)
Now · from the west 2 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
9 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Maianga is a light air from the west: 2 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Luanda (FNLU), 0.9 mi away · 50 min ago

Wind7 mph from the south-southwest
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, Wed 28 2–9 mph · gusts 19 W · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 1–11 mph · gusts 22 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–11 mph · gusts 23 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–10 mph · gusts 21 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–10 mph · gusts 19 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–9 mph · gusts 21 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–8 mph · gusts 25 SSW · 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) 42438875
Gusts 8571017191513
Direction SWSSWSWSWWNWWNWWNWW
Beaufort 21213322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2243710107
Gusts 6381115211913
Direction WSWSSWWSWWSWSWSSW
Beaufort 11212332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 435651196
Gusts 8691217231911
Direction SSSSESEWWWSWSW
Beaufort 21222332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 43534986
Gusts 8591014201711
Direction SSWSSWSSWSEWWSWWSWSW
Beaufort 21212322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Friday 30.

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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 9191122112310211019921825
AIFS 8977777
GFS 13131114161612138151214912
ICON 1020112112231019122311221326
Confidence highhighmediumhighhighhighhigh

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 west: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Friday 30, from the southwest: cross-shore.

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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in MaiangaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Maianga?

Light air from the west: 2 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 11 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 23 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-onshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Maianga today

Wind near Maianga

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, 6.8 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 11:48 pm (local time).

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