Wind in Banyuls de la Marenda
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:10 am (CET)- Gusts
- 14 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 16 mph at 12:00 am
- In knots
- 8 kn
Today the wind in Banyuls de la Marenda is a gentle breeze from the northwest: 4 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 21 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 21 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 34 mph.
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 4–16 mph · gusts 21 NNW · Beaufort 4
- Fri 30 4–13 mph · gusts 17 NW · Beaufort 4
- Sat 31 1–11 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 7–21 mph · gusts 34 NW · Beaufort 5
- Mon 2 12–21 mph · gusts 36 NNW · Beaufort 5
- Tue 3 7–20 mph · gusts 50 NNW · Beaufort 5
- Wed 4 2–6 mph · gusts 34 NNW · Beaufort 2
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Gusts | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Direction | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | N | NNE | NNW | NW |
| Beaufort | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Gusts | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| Direction | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | N | NNW | WNW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Gusts | 15 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Direction | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | N | NE | SE | W |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Gusts | 12 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 26 |
| Direction | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey 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.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 417 | 415 | 415 | 1645 | 1531 | 2050 | 634 |
| AIFS | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
| GFS | 55 | 65 | 55 | 1120 | 2036 | 2437 | 1935 |
| ICON | 622 | 614 | 724 | 1849 | 2050 | 2659 | 1545 |
| ARPEGE | 717 | 815 | 713 | 1938 | — | — | — |
| AROME | 1621 | 1317 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 611 | 610 | 913 | 2134 | 2136 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | high | high | medium | high | medium | medium |
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 northwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
On Sunday 1, from the northwest: cross-shore.
The coast here faces east. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Light breeze | 4–7 | Small wavelets |
| 3 | Gentle breeze · today | 8–12 | Scattered whitecaps |
| 4 | Moderate breeze | 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 |
Questions about the wind in Banyuls de la MarendaQuestions
What's the wind like today in Banyuls de la Marenda?
Gentle breeze from the northwest: 9 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 21 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Sunday 1: up to 21 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 34 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.8 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 50 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Cross-offshore: the coast faces east.
More about Banyuls de la Marenda today
Wind near Banyuls de la Marenda
- Portvendres 7 mph WNW · 2.6 mi
- Llançà 11 mph N · 8.5 mi
- Saint-Cyprien-Plage 6 mph W · 11 mi
- Empuriabrava 3 mph W · 16 mi
- Leucate 5 mph NNW · 30 mi
- L'Estartit 2 mph NW · 30 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 6.3 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 5:10 am (local time).
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