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Wind in Oak Point - Bartibog Bridge

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:13 am (ADT)
Now · from the west-southwest 10 mph
Gusts
14 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
15 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
9 kn
Cross-shore Gusts up to 31 mph today

Today the wind in Oak Point - Bartibog Bridge is a gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 8 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 31 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

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 8–15 mph · gusts 31 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 6–15 mph · gusts 27 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 5–11 mph · gusts 22 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 5–10 mph · gusts 17 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 6–11 mph · gusts 23 W · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–6 mph · gusts 12 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 3–6 mph · gusts 10 SW · 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) 911111011121014
Gusts 1315161725271726
Direction WSWWSWSWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 33333334
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 15121077667
Gusts 2723191512121214
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 44322222
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 891111111065
Gusts 151820221918139
Direction NWNWNWNWNWNWNWWNW
Beaufort 33333322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 56679978
Gusts 911131515171516
Direction WWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 22223323
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 152915291329112912369191735
AIFS 15141311121316
GFS 164015371526112815381426511
ICON 152814271327122516331530918
HRRR 15341432—————
NBM 15281527112210171123612610
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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 west-southwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

The coast here faces south. 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 Oak Point - Bartibog BridgeQuestions

What's the wind like today in Oak Point - Bartibog Bridge?

Gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 10 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 31 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 15 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 31 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.3 ft. On Thursday 29, with gusts of 31 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces south.

More about Oak Point - Bartibog Bridge today

Wind near Oak Point - Bartibog Bridge

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, 17 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 2:13 am (local time).

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