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Wind in Dundowran Beach

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:01 pm (GMT+10)
Now · from the east 5 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
12 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore Gusts up to 31 mph on Wednesday 4

Today the wind in Dundowran Beach is a light breeze from the east: 3 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 13 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 23 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Hervey Bay (YHBA), 8.2 mi away · 31 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 3–12 mph · gusts 28 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–10 mph · gusts 23 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–6 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–9 mph · gusts 20 N · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 4–9 mph · gusts 28 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–13 mph · gusts 23 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 5–10 mph · gusts 31 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) 3647111286
Gusts 7881724282012
Direction WSWSWSWSEESEESEESEE
Beaufort 12223332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 445710975
Gusts 8891923231511
Direction ESESSESSEESEEEESEESE
Beaufort 22223322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32255555
Gusts 746141413129
Direction EESEEENEENEENENNENNE
Beaufort 11122222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 41148876
Gusts 7341219191512
Direction NNENWSWNNWNNNNNW
Beaufort 20023322
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 1228102361692092813231031
AIFS 119696119
GFS 131911157111222142013301628
ICON 132411218151323122318351021
Confidence highhighhighhighmediummediumhigh

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 east: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Tuesday 3, from the north-northwest: onshore.

The coast here faces north. 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 Dundowran BeachQuestions

What's the wind like today in Dundowran Beach?

Light breeze from the east: 5 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 13 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 23 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.2 ft. On Wednesday 4, with gusts of 31 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces north.

More about Dundowran Beach today

Wind near Dundowran Beach

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, 1.5 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 11:01 pm (local time).

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