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Wind in Rivedoux-Plage

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:56 am (CET)
Now · from the east-northeast 13 mph
Gusts
18 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 7:00 am
In knots
11 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Rivedoux-Plage is a moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 10 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 7:00 am with gusts of 19 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

La Rochelle–Île de Ré (LFBH), 4.0 mi away · 26 min ago

Wind12 mph from the east-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 10–14 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 4–13 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 10–13 mph · gusts 22 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 11–13 mph · gusts 22 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 8–13 mph · gusts 26 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 6–12 mph · gusts 31 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 9–13 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) 1413121413121110
Gusts 1818161919191716
Direction ENEENENEENEEEENENE
Beaufort 44344433
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 129101275712
Gusts 161515171391119
Direction NEENEENEENEEESEENEENE
Beaufort 33332223
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1012121313111111
Gusts 1520212221191820
Direction NEENEENEENEENEENENENE
Beaufort 33344333
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) 1212121213131312
Gusts 2021212222212222
Direction NENENENENENENENE
Beaufort 34334444
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 101981610191119132613311328
AIFS 1091011121411
GFS 1827152317251930233224322428
ICON 1219101512191319122015241524
ARPEGE 1219111511181624———
AROME 14191319—————
ICON-EU 12211119132213221323——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumlow

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 Rivedoux-PlageQuestions

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

Moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 13 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 7:00 am with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 14 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 5.0 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 Rivedoux-Plage today

Wind near Rivedoux-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, 6.4 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 2:56 am (local time).

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