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Wind in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:18 am (CET)
Now · from the east-southeast 3 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
6 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
3 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 31 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is a light air from the east-southeast: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 18 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 31 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Le Touquet (LFAT), 1.8 mi away · 18 min ago

Wind2 mph variable direction
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 2–6 mph · gusts 18 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 4–8 mph · gusts 18 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 6–9 mph · gusts 16 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 13 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–12 mph · gusts 23 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–16 mph · gusts 31 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 5–10 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) 64233324
Gusts 189687746
Direction SSWSESEEESEEE
Beaufort 21111112
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45558777
Gusts 710101117161516
Direction EEEEEEENEE
Beaufort 22223222
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 77668679
Gusts 1613131215121315
Direction EEENEENEEENEENEE
Beaufort 22223223
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) 55336652
Gusts 13986111394
Direction ENEENEENENENENNEENE
Beaufort 22112221
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 6121018916716132116311019
AIFS 8988131514
GFS 91611209171826182815251629
ICON 48916917714132416301325
ARPEGE 913132112191117———
AROME 618818—————
ICON-EU 488159166131223——
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 east-southeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

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
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 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

Questions about the wind in Le Touquet-Paris-PlageQuestions

What's the wind like today in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage?

Light air from the east-southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 31 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 2.6 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 31 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Le Touquet-Paris-Plage today

Wind near Le Touquet-Paris-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, 4.1 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 7:18 am (local time).

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