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Wind in Sans Souci

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:13 pm (GMT+11)
Now · from the southwest 2 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
11 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 36 mph on Wednesday 4

Today the wind in Sans Souci is a light air from the southwest: 1 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 14 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 36 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Sydney (YSSY), 3.8 mi away · 13 min ago

Wind6 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 1–11 mph · gusts 28 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–11 mph · gusts 26 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–11 mph · gusts 28 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–8 mph · gusts 24 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 0–8 mph · gusts 22 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–8 mph · gusts 22 N · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 2–14 mph · gusts 36 WSW · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 255351182
Gusts 511131316282210
Direction SWWSWWSWWESEESESES
Beaufort 12212331
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 233351194
Gusts 566919262312
Direction SWSWWSWNWNNEENEENENE
Beaufort 11112332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 332510968
Gusts 5661225261916
Direction NNENENNWNNWNWWNWNNW
Beaufort 11123323
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 57442573
Gusts 1213101215192211
Direction NWWSWSSWSWEESESSE
Beaufort 22221221
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 1128112611288248228221436
AIFS 914991178
GFS 1312192419251524171716251524
ICON 11241430122592292011251226
Confidence highmediummediummediummediummediummedium

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

On Wednesday 4, from the west-southwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces south. 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 Sans SouciQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sans Souci?

Light air from the southwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 14 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 36 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 6.8 ft. On Wednesday 4, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces south.

More about Sans Souci today

Wind near Sans Souci

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, 6.7 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 11:13 pm (local time).

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