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Wind in Équihen-Plage

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:41 am (CET)
Now · from the west-northwest 7 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Équihen-Plage is a light breeze from the west-northwest: 1 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 15 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Le Touquet (LFAT), 11 mi away · 41 min ago

Wind3 mph variable direction
Gusts—
Visibility4.3 mi
WeatherRain

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 1–11 mph · gusts 15 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–13 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 5–14 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 14 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–14 mph · gusts 28 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 6–16 mph · gusts 32 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 7–10 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 96886515
Gusts 121311119746
Direction WWNWSSESSSESNNEE
Beaufort 32232202
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 5991011111112
Gusts 912111317161517
Direction EEEEEEENEENE
Beaufort 23333333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 146667888
Gusts 1912111113141515
Direction EEENEEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 42222333
Model AROMEICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 73222364
Gusts 14966681210
Direction ENENENEENEENENNN
Beaufort 21111122
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

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

What 7 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 61110181017919142416321019
AIFS 81099171716
GFS 71410198151827172812241526
ICON 5109151017916173217301729
ARPEGE 812131913191017———
AROME 11151319—————
ICON-EU 498158157141428——
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 west-northwest: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Tuesday 3, from the northeast: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 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

Questions about the wind in Équihen-PlageQuestions

What's the wind like today in Équihen-Plage?

Light breeze from the west-northwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 3.1 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces west.

More about Équihen-Plage today

Wind near Équihen-Plage

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 2:41 am (local time).

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