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Wind in Gravelines

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:53 am (CET)
Now · from the south-southeast 4 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Gravelines is a light breeze from the south-southeast: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 16 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Calais (LFAC), 7.7 mi away · 13 min ago

Wind3 mph from the west-southwest
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
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 1–7 mph · gusts 11 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 4–10 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 5–10 mph · gusts 18 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–7 mph · gusts 12 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–16 mph · gusts 32 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 7–15 mph · gusts 29 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 5–10 mph · gusts 22 E · 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) 64533155
Gusts 108776379
Direction SSSWSSWSSESWNNWNEE
Beaufort 22211022
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 554568910
Gusts 8117912151718
Direction EESEESEESEESEEENEE
Beaufort 22222333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 108577889
Gusts 1816101313141315
Direction EEESEEEENEENEE
Beaufort 33222233
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEICON-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) 55545652
Gusts 128109111294
Direction EENEESEESENENENNESW
Beaufort 22222221
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 610917814927172715291022
AIFS 6987151514
GFS 81310189152326252622231921
ICON 59815714612132717331425
ARPEGE 681117915913———
AROME 6111019—————
ICON-EU 6109169157121632——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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 south-southeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the north-northeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces north. 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 GravelinesQuestions

What's the wind like today in Gravelines?

Light breeze from the south-southeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 16 mph from the north-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 1.0 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces north.

More about Gravelines today

Wind near Gravelines

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, 5.6 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 7:53 am (local time).

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