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Wind in Currumbin Waters

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:01 am (GMT+10)
Now · from the south 4 mph
Gusts
14 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 31 mph on Sunday 1

Today the wind in Currumbin Waters is a light breeze from the south: 1 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 15 mph from the north, with gusts of 31 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Coolangatta/Gold Coast (YBCG), 2.2 mi away · 31 min ago

Wind10 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 1–9 mph · gusts 22 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–8 mph · gusts 19 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–10 mph · gusts 24 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 7–15 mph · gusts 31 N · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 2–9 mph · gusts 28 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–14 mph · gusts 26 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 2–13 mph · gusts 31 N · 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) 25647851
Gusts 41013141922145
Direction WSWSWSESEESEESES
Beaufort 12222321
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54437864
Gusts 899131819128
Direction SWWSWSWESEESEESEEENE
Beaufort 22212322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2235910108
Gusts 4461521242115
Direction NNEWSWNNENNENNENNEN
Beaufort 11123333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7891114131110
Gusts 1415192631303031
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNNENNNW
Beaufort 23334433
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 9228191124153192814261331
AIFS 979111099
GFS 101477817926920835929
ICON 9178151019142810191426716
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 south: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Sunday 1, from the north: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces northeast. 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 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 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 Currumbin WatersQuestions

What's the wind like today in Currumbin Waters?

Light breeze from the south: 4 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 15 mph from the north, with gusts of 31 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 2.4 ft. On Sunday 1, with gusts of 31 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Currumbin Waters today

Wind near Currumbin Waters

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, 11 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 9:01 am (local time).

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