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Wind in La Flotte

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:09 am (CET)
Now · from the east-northeast 15 mph
Gusts
21 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
17 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
13 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in La Flotte is a moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 12 mph to 17 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 24 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

La Rochelle–Île de Ré (LFBH), 6.4 mi away · 9 min ago

Wind8 mph from the northeast
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 12–17 mph · gusts 24 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 7–15 mph · gusts 22 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 12–16 mph · gusts 25 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 12–15 mph · gusts 25 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 10–15 mph · gusts 24 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 11–15 mph · gusts 31 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 12–16 mph · gusts 28 ENE · 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) 1414121615141214
Gusts 2020212321211921
Direction ENEENEENEEEEENE
Beaufort 44344434
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12121415107715
Gusts 1918212118131121
Direction ENEENEENEEEENEEENE
Beaufort 33443224
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1312131613121313
Gusts 1917182523192123
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 43444344
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) 1312151514141413
Gusts 2020242424232321
Direction NENENENENENENENE
Beaufort 43444444
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.

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 1319111813191418162615311628
AIFS 1191112151614
GFS 1926172318261930263324312428
ICON 121991513201321122013211524
ARPEGE 1523152115211926———
AROME 17241522—————
ICON-EU 13211320162515251524——
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighmediummedium

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

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 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
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in La FlotteQuestions

What's the wind like today in La Flotte?

Moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 15 mph now, peaking at 17 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 24 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 17 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 24 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 4.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about La Flotte today

Wind near La Flotte

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). 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 8:09 am (local time).

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