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Wind in Bunyan's Cove

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:20 am (GMT-2:30)
Now · from the west 11 mph
Gusts
23 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
13 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
10 kn
Cross-shore Gusts up to 38 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Bunyan's Cove is a gentle breeze from the west: 9 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 38 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Terra Nova Nat Park (CXTP), 11 mi away · 50 min ago

Wind6 mph from the west
Gusts—
Visibility—
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 9–13 mph · gusts 28 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 8–16 mph · gusts 32 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 3–15 mph · gusts 28 N · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 10–17 mph · gusts 34 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 11–19 mph · gusts 38 SW · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 2–14 mph · gusts 35 W · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 2–13 mph · gusts 23 S · 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) 911111112131110
Gusts 1823222527282220
Direction WSWWWWWWWSWWSW
Beaufort 33333433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 911131516151210
Gusts 1922262932312420
Direction SWSWSWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 33444433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 735911111314
Gusts 16891724242527
Direction WSWWNWNNENNENNENNNNW
Beaufort 21233344
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1516151715151010
Gusts 2932313425192020
Direction NNWNWNWNWNWWNWWSWWSW
Beaufort 44444433
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 1328163215281734193814351221
AIFS 101313131396
GFS 13321537921112516381532723
ICON 1429153215321737173720461124
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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

On Monday 2, from the southwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces north. 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 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 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 Bunyan's CoveQuestions

What's the wind like today in Bunyan's Cove?

Gentle breeze from the west: 11 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 38 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.4 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 38 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces north.

More about Bunyan's Cove today

Wind near Bunyan's Cove

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, 27 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 3:20 am (local time).

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