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Wind in Faanui

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 1:32 pm (GMT-10)
Now · from the east 19 mph
Gusts
25 mph
Beaufort scale
5 · fresh breeze
Today's peak
22 mph at 10:00 pm
In knots
16 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Faanui is a fresh breeze from the east: 16 mph to 22 mph, peaking at 10:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Bora-Bora (NTTB), 3.0 mi away · 32 min ago

Wind20 mph from the east-southeast
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, Wed 28 16–22 mph · gusts 28 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Thu 29 14–21 mph · gusts 28 E · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 18–23 mph · gusts 30 E · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 11–19 mph · gusts 25 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 9–15 mph · gusts 21 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 14–22 mph · gusts 32 SE · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 19–24 mph · gusts 32 SE · 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) 1617171719192021
Gusts 2426232325252527
Direction ESESESEESEEEESEESE
Beaufort 44445555
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2119211814172020
Gusts 2726282624242525
Direction ESEEEEENEEEE
Beaufort 55554455
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2020202223222018
Gusts 2627262930282625
Direction EEEEEEEESE
Beaufort 55555555
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1818191918161412
Gusts 2423242524221918
Direction EESEESEESEEEESEESE
Beaufort 55554444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.

What 4 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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 2128212823301925152122322432
AIFS 19202018152525
GFS 1824172222252121212328302829
ICON 1419162119251521131719262027
Confidence mediumhighhighhighmediummediummedium

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: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the southeast: offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · today 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
9 Strong gale 47–54 Very high waves

Questions about the wind in FaanuiQuestions

What's the wind like today in Faanui?

Fresh breeze from the east: 19 mph now, peaking at 22 mph at 10:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 24 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is fresh breeze and waves are 7.7 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Faanui today

Wind near Faanui

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 1:32 pm (local time).

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