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Wind in Lennox Head

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:23 am (GMT+11)
Now · from the south-southeast 5 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 33 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Lennox Head is a light breeze from the south-southeast: 0 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Ballina Byron (YBNA), 3.7 mi away · 23 min ago

Wind8 mph from the south
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 0–9 mph · gusts 21 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–7 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–11 mph · gusts 26 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 5–11 mph · gusts 26 N · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 33 S · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 0–7 mph · gusts 28 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 2–11 mph · gusts 29 NNW · 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) 36645974
Gusts 91113151621177
Direction WSSWWWSWSEESEENE
Beaufort 12222322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 25434776
Gusts 499111319169
Direction WSWWWWSWESEEENENE
Beaufort 12212222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 4333911109
Gusts 756921262317
Direction NNENWWNWNNENNENNENNENNE
Beaufort 11113333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 9876661110
Gusts 1716151518202325
Direction NNNNNNNN
Beaufort 33222233
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 921719112611267337281129
AIFS 98109978
GFS 812813923102792111271128
ICON 81771512221630112115311019
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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

On Wednesday 4, from the north-northwest: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 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
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in Lennox HeadQuestions

What's the wind like today in Lennox Head?

Light breeze from the south-southeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 11 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 3.1 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?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Lennox Head today

Wind near Lennox Head

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, 10.0 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 11:23 am (local time).

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