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Wind in Bogangar

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Friday, October 30, at 12:09 am (GMT+11)
Now · from the southwest 2 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
9 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Sunday 1

Today the wind in Bogangar is a light air from the southwest: 2 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the north, with gusts of 31 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Coolangatta/Gold Coast (YBCG), 12 mi away · 39 min ago

Wind2 mph from the 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, Fri 30 2–9 mph · gusts 23 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–14 mph · gusts 31 N · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 7–13 mph · gusts 32 N · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 2–9 mph · gusts 27 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–13 mph · gusts 26 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 2–9 mph · gusts 30 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 5 1–8 mph · gusts 30 SW · 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) 25527864
Gusts 599111722148
Direction SWWSWWSWSESEEEENE
Beaufort 12212322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 3223912139
Gusts 644922273022
Direction NEWNWWSWNNENNENNENNEN
Beaufort 11113343
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 81011111212128
Gusts 1721222327272817
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNNNNW
Beaufort 33334333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Mon 2
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 74247952
Gusts 1612132222262622
Direction NWNWSSWSESSESEESES
Beaufort 22122321
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) TodaySat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5
ECMWF 923143113329271326930830
AIFS 7101099810
GFS 8791612251325102811271029
ICON 6159201125102113281124722
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 southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Saturday 31, from the north: cross-shore.

The coast here faces east. 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 BogangarQuestions

What's the wind like today in Bogangar?

Light air from the southwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the north, with gusts of 31 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 3.5 ft. On Sunday 1, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Bogangar today

Wind near Bogangar

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, 12 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 12:09 am (local time).

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