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Wind in Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:13 am (CET)
Now · from the east-northeast 14 mph
Gusts
20 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
16 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
12 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 33 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré is a moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 12 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 24 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 19 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 30 mph.

Measured now at the airport

La Rochelle–Île de Ré (LFBH), 9.6 mi away · 13 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 12–16 mph · gusts 24 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 7–14 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 11–16 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 12–19 mph · gusts 33 NE · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 17–19 mph · gusts 30 ENE · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1313121514141214
Gusts 1919202122221921
Direction ENEEENEENEEEEENE
Beaufort 44444434
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12121414118714
Gusts 1717202118141119
Direction ENEENEEEEENEEENE
Beaufort 33443324
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1211121613121313
Gusts 1816172523192123
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33344344
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?

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 1521152116221920182919331930
AIFS 14111315191918
GFS 1925172318261930263424312429
ICON 121991513201321122013211524
ARPEGE 1523152115211926———
AROME 15241421—————
ICON-EU 13211320162515251524——
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 east-northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the east-northeast: offshore.

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 · week peak 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 Le Bois-Plage-en-RéQuestions

What's the wind like today in Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré?

Moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 14 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 24 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 19 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 30 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 4.4 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré today

Wind near Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré

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 8:13 am (local time).

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