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Wind in Cobb's Arm

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:35 am (GMT-2:30)
Now · from the west 18 mph
Gusts
27 mph
Beaufort scale
5 · fresh breeze
Today's peak
20 mph at 4:00 am
In knots
16 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 40 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Cobb's Arm is a fresh breeze from the west: 10 mph to 20 mph, peaking at 4:00 am with gusts of 29 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 26 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 40 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Twillingate (CWDO), 11 mi away · 1 h 5 min ago

Wind14 mph from the west-northwest
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 10–20 mph · gusts 29 WSW · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 9–19 mph · gusts 28 SW · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 5–18 mph · gusts 27 NNE · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 14–22 mph · gusts 34 NW · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 15–20 mph · gusts 40 WSW · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 14–26 mph · gusts 40 WNW · Beaufort 6
  • Wed 4 6–16 mph · gusts 25 NW · 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) 1920181716141512
Gusts 2729262625212119
Direction WWWWWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 55444444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 910151818181614
Gusts 1514212628282319
Direction SWSSSWSSWSWSWWSWW
Beaufort 33455544
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12510910151818
Gusts 1614131416232626
Direction WSWNNENENNENNENNENNE
Beaufort 32333444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1817161622201814
Gusts 2728252334311923
Direction NNNWNWNWWNWWNWWSW
Beaufort 54445554
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Saturday 31.

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 2029192818272234204026401625
AIFS 1818212118137
GFS 2030173612201723214022311419
ICON 1627193518302136183229521422
Confidence highhighmediumhighhighlowmedium

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

On Tuesday 3, from the west-northwest: cross-shore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · today 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze · week peak 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray
9 Strong gale 47–54 Very high waves

Questions about the wind in Cobb's ArmQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cobb's Arm?

Fresh breeze from the west: 18 mph now, peaking at 20 mph at 4:00 am with gusts of 29 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 26 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 40 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is fresh breeze and waves are 4.5 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 40 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 Cobb's Arm today

Wind near Cobb's Arm

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, 9.7 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 5:35 am (local time).

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