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Wind in Sandy Cove

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:15 pm (GMT-2:30)
Now · from the west-southwest 9 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
16 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
8 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 38 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Sandy Cove is a gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 8 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 34 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Terra Nova Nat Park (CXTP), 12 mi away · 52 min ago

Wind8 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, Wed 28 8–16 mph · gusts 34 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 9–12 mph · gusts 27 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 9–17 mph · gusts 36 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–15 mph · gusts 31 N · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 9–16 mph · gusts 35 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 10–17 mph · gusts 38 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 3–14 mph · gusts 35 WNW · 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) 101011131516108
Gusts 2019212833332418
Direction WWWWNWWNWWNWWW
Beaufort 33344433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 911111011111110
Gusts 1822222326272119
Direction WSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWSW
Beaufort 33333333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1011141416151412
Gusts 2020262633352924
Direction SWSWSWSSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 33444443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 743811121414
Gusts 16861722252730
Direction SWWSWNNWNNENNENNENN
Beaufort 22133444
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1634122717361531163517381435
AIFS 1611141616149
GFS 1928153118371321152619361934
ICON 1532132815321635173716342044
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the southwest: cross-offshore.

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 Sandy CoveQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sandy Cove?

Gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 9 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 34 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 17 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 36 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 0.9 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?

Offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Sandy Cove today

Wind near Sandy 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, 8.1 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 10:15 pm (local time).

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