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Wind in South Cambie

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:07 pm (PDT)
Now · from the east 6 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in South Cambie is a light breeze from the east: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 10 mph from the east, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Vancouver (CYVR), 5.2 mi away · 13 min ago

Wind10 mph from the east
Gusts—
Visibility25 mi
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, Wed 28 1–7 mph · gusts 16 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 4–10 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–6 mph · gusts 9 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–6 mph · gusts 9 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 8 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–6 mph · gusts 8 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–3 mph · gusts 5 NNE · Beaufort 1

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 66543565
Gusts 15877561514
Direction ESEEEEESEEEE
Beaufort 22221222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 58778767
Gusts 131919191810910
Direction ESEEEEESEEENEENE
Beaufort 23223222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 65432334
Gusts 98644546
Direction EENENENNENNWWNWNENE
Beaufort 22211112
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54422456
Gusts 87643678
Direction ENEENEENENENWNWN
Beaufort 22211222
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 815715384113132838
AIFS 6854343
GFS 6158145748453344
ICON 6138196144941049410
HRRR 7161021—————
NBM 91412196969686835
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-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Thursday 29, from the east: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 South CambieQuestions

What's the wind like today in South Cambie?

Light breeze from the east: 6 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 10 mph from the east, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about South Cambie today

Wind near South Cambie

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, 6.0 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 6:07 pm (local time).

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