Wind in Ballina
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:53 pm (GMT+11)- Gusts
- 19 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 9 mph at 3:00 pm
- In knots
- 7 kn
Today the wind in Ballina is a gentle breeze from the east-southeast: 1 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.
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 1–9 mph · gusts 21 SSE · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 1–9 mph · gusts 23 E · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 2–12 mph · gusts 26 NNE · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 2–11 mph · gusts 25 N · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 0–9 mph · gusts 33 S · Beaufort 3
- Tue 3 1–7 mph · gusts 28 N · Beaufort 2
- Wed 4 2–11 mph · gusts 29 N · Beaufort 3
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Gusts | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 7 |
| Direction | W | SSW | W | WSW | SSE | ESE | E | NE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Gusts | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 8 |
| Direction | WNW | W | W | WSW | ESE | ESE | E | NE |
| Beaufort | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Gusts | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 20 |
| Direction | NNE | WNW | WNW | NNE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Gusts | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 17 |
| Direction | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNE | SSE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.
What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 921 | 923 | 1226 | 1125 | 933 | 728 | 1129 |
| AIFS | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| GFS | 1012 | 913 | 1323 | 1727 | 1421 | 1427 | 1428 |
| ICON | 717 | 718 | 922 | 926 | 822 | 1331 | 1126 |
| Confidence | high | high | high | medium | high | medium | medium |
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 Saturday 31, from the north-northeast: cross-shore.
The coast here faces southeast. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 BallinaQuestions
What's the wind like today in Ballina?
Gentle breeze from the east-southeast: 8 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Saturday 31: up to 12 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 26 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 3.7 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces southeast.
More about Ballina today
Wind near Ballina
- South Ballina 8 mph ESE · 1.4 mi
- Woodburn 10 mph ESE · 20 mi
- Brunswick Heads 8 mph ESE · 22 mi
- Cabarita Beach 7 mph ESE · 36 mi
- Woombah 9 mph ESE · 38 mi
- Iluka 10 mph ESE · 39 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 10 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 4:53 pm (local time).
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