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Wind in Kewarra Beach

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:48 am (GMT+10)
Now · from the east 6 mph
Gusts
16 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Kewarra Beach is a light breeze from the east: 2 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 8 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Cairns (YBCS), 7.5 mi away · 18 min ago

Wind6 mph from the east
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 2–7 mph · gusts 19 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–8 mph · gusts 21 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–6 mph · gusts 18 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 19 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 17 E · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–7 mph · gusts 20 E · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–6 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34347733
Gusts 687141919127
Direction SWSWSWEEEESESSW
Beaufort 12122211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34458742
Gusts 779172119149
Direction SWSWSWESEEEESESSW
Beaufort 12223221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34436632
Gusts 788131717117
Direction SWSWSWESEEENEENESW
Beaufort 12212211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33346632
Gusts 7661318171917
Direction WSWWSWSWESEEEESESSW
Beaufort 11112211
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 719821618619717720618
AIFS 6756556
GFS 97101012898978687
ICON 102812311130925619721923
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 east: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Friday 30, from the southeast: cross-shore.

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 · 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 Kewarra BeachQuestions

What's the wind like today in Kewarra Beach?

Light breeze from the east: 6 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 8 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.5 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Kewarra Beach today

Wind near Kewarra 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, 4.9 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 9:48 am (local time).

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