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Wind in Urraween

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:49 am (GMT+10)
Now · from the south-southeast 6 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
12 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Wednesday 4

Today the wind in Urraween is a light breeze from the south-southeast: 2 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 14 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Hervey Bay (YHBA), 4.0 mi away · 19 min ago

Wind9 mph from the south-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 2–12 mph · gusts 28 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–10 mph · gusts 24 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 3–8 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–8 mph · gusts 20 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 4–10 mph · gusts 28 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–13 mph · gusts 23 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 5–14 mph · gusts 32 NNW · 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) 3536101285
Gusts 7971624282111
Direction WSWSWSWSEESEESEESEESE
Beaufort 12123332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 445810965
Gusts 8610192423138
Direction ESESESSEESEESEEEE
Beaufort 22233322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34567855
Gusts 5610161821119
Direction ESEESEEENEEENEENENE
Beaufort 12222322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 41156866
Gusts 9341316172017
Direction NNENNENNNENNENNENNEN
Beaufort 20022322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.

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 12281024821820102813231432
AIFS 1185971112
GFS 141911138121625132221292132
ICON 132411217131221142616301733
Confidence highhighhighmediummediummediummedium

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-southeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, 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 UrraweenQuestions

What's the wind like today in Urraween?

Light breeze from the south-southeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: 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 0.3 ft. On Wednesday 4, with gusts of 32 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 Urraween today

Wind near Urraween

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, 5.5 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 8:49 am (local time).

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