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Wind in Sarafovo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:55 am (EET)
Now · from the north-northwest 9 mph
Gusts
16 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 7:00 am
In knots
7 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 35 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Sarafovo is a gentle breeze from the north-northwest: 7 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 7:00 am with gusts of 26 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Burgas (LBBG), 0.7 mi away · 25 min ago

Wind21 mph from the north
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 7–14 mph · gusts 26 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 2–6 mph · gusts 12 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–4 mph · gusts 8 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 5–12 mph · gusts 24 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 7–15 mph · gusts 35 E · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 2–14 mph · gusts 33 E · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 3–9 mph · gusts 25 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) 881011101097
Gusts 1517192419191815
Direction NNWNNWNNNNWNNWNNWN
Beaufort 33333332
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 64435532
Gusts 12878101074
Direction NNWNWNWNNWNNNWNNWNW
Beaufort 22212211
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22233334
Gusts 44455667
Direction WNWWNWNNWNNWNEENEENE
Beaufort 11111112
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 5571112111010
Gusts 99131924232019
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENENEENE
Beaufort 22234333
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

What 6 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 122271549132616351433925
AIFS 128412141414
GFS 172813206813201826162368
ICON 1322815461324152612221527
ARPEGE 2640162510131928———
ICON-EU 13266124813241528——
Confidence highmediumhighhighhighhighmedium

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

On Monday 2, from the east: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces east. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 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
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in SarafovoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sarafovo?

Gentle breeze from the north-northwest: 9 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 7:00 am with gusts of 26 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 15 mph from the east, with gusts of 35 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.1 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 35 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Sarafovo today

Wind near Sarafovo

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, 4.3 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 3:55 am (local time).

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