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Wind in Palm Beach

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:25 pm (GMT+10)
Now · from the east-southeast 6 mph
Gusts
18 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Sunday 1

Today the wind in Palm Beach is a light breeze from the east-southeast: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Coolangatta/Gold Coast (YBCG), 4.3 mi away · 25 min ago

Wind12 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 2–8 mph · gusts 21 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–8 mph · gusts 21 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–12 mph · gusts 26 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 8–14 mph · gusts 32 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 3–11 mph · gusts 27 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–10 mph · gusts 26 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–13 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) 25757852
Gusts 41013151921114
Direction WSWSWSESEESEESESE
Beaufort 12222221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45438863
Gusts 699131921126
Direction WSWWSWWSWSEESEESEEENE
Beaufort 22213221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2334811118
Gusts 4671520252316
Direction NWSWSWNNENNENNENNENNW
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) 9991213141310
Gusts 1617182730322819
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNNNNW
Beaufort 33334443
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 82182112261432112710261331
AIFS 861011988
GFS 121497101714281121823824
ICON 920717818112571712311126
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-southeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Sunday 1, from the north-northwest: 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 Palm BeachQuestions

What's the wind like today in Palm Beach?

Light breeze from the east-southeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 2.7 ft. On Sunday 1, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Palm Beach today

Wind near Palm Beach

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

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, 8.3 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 4:25 pm (local time).

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