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Wind in Booral

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:34 am (GMT+10)
Now · from the southeast 13 mph
Gusts
24 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
11 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 33 mph on Wednesday 4

Today the wind in Booral is a moderate breeze from the southeast: 3 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 19 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 33 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Hervey Bay (YHBA), 3.3 mi away · 34 min ago

Wind13 mph from the 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 3–14 mph · gusts 25 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 7–11 mph · gusts 21 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 6–8 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 4–11 mph · gusts 19 N · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–11 mph · gusts 24 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 2–14 mph · gusts 22 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 11–19 mph · gusts 33 NNW · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 365913141311
Gusts 811101824252320
Direction SWSWSSWSSESEESEESEE
Beaufort 12234443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 989101011108
Gusts 1614171920211716
Direction EESEESEESEESEESEEE
Beaufort 33333333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 76767877
Gusts 1311121315161412
Direction EENEEEEEENENE
Beaufort 22222322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 644671097
Gusts 11781313181514
Direction NNENENNENNWNNNN
Beaufort 22222332
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 142511218161119112414221933
AIFS 1411711111015
GFS 141912177151423152018341931
ICON 132511216131120132516321734
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 southeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

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

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 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
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in BooralQuestions

What's the wind like today in Booral?

Moderate breeze from the southeast: 13 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 19 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 33 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 0.8 ft. On Wednesday 4, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces north.

More about Booral today

Wind near Booral

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, 9.6 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 11:34 am (local time).

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