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Wind in Arncliffe

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:28 pm (GMT+11)
Now · from the east-southeast 10 mph
Gusts
25 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
8 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Arncliffe is a gentle breeze from the east-southeast: 0 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Sydney (YSSY), 1.6 mi away · 28 min ago

Wind16 mph from the east-southeast
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 0–10 mph · gusts 27 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–11 mph · gusts 27 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–11 mph · gusts 27 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–10 mph · gusts 23 S · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–10 mph · gusts 22 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 0–8 mph · gusts 22 E · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 1–9 mph · gusts 25 E · 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) 255351072
Gusts 51113131526228
Direction SWWSWWSWWEESESES
Beaufort 12212321
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 223441194
Gusts 4471019272413
Direction SWSWWSWNWNNEENEENENNE
Beaufort 11122332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 23259964
Gusts 458152327198
Direction NNWNENENNWNNWNNWNENNE
Beaufort 11123322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 554321073
Gusts 1099121922199
Direction NNWWSWWWNWSWESESES
Beaufort 22211321
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

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 10271127112710231022822925
AIFS 10159101258
GFS 1212192320241624171717201820
ICON 921143011251022102215351125
Confidence highmediummediumhighmediummediummedium

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 east-southeast: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

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

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in ArncliffeQuestions

What's the wind like today in Arncliffe?

Gentle breeze from the east-southeast: 10 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 11 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 27 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 5.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Arncliffe today

Wind near Arncliffe

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, 7.3 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 2:28 pm (local time).

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