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Wind in Otepa

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:47 pm (GMT-10)
Now · from the east-southeast 25 mph
Gusts
32 mph
Beaufort scale
6 · strong breeze
Today's peak
25 mph at 8:00 pm
In knots
22 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 34 mph on Saturday 31

Today the wind in Otepa is a strong breeze from the east-southeast: 21 mph to 25 mph, peaking at 8:00 pm with gusts of 33 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Hao/Tuamoto (NTTO), 3.4 mi away · 17 min ago

Wind26 mph from the east
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 21–25 mph · gusts 33 ESE · Beaufort 6
  • Thu 29 17–24 mph · gusts 32 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 14–25 mph · gusts 32 ESE · Beaufort 6
  • Sat 31 22–26 mph · gusts 34 ESE · Beaufort 6
  • Sun 1 8–23 mph · gusts 30 E · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 2–14 mph · gusts 26 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 0–24 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) 2322222122232525
Gusts 2929282928303232
Direction ESEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Beaufort 55555566
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2422212121181717
Gusts 3229282727242222
Direction ESEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Beaufort 55555544
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1715151616192325
Gusts 2321192021253032
Direction ESEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Beaufort 44444556
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2524222426252526
Gusts 3232313233323233
Direction ESEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Beaufort 66566666
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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 2533243225322634233014262432
AIFS 24222423211413
GFS 2325212123232528252715161718
ICON 2533223021282433202815192229
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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-southeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Saturday 31, from the east-southeast: cross-onshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze · today 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
10 Storm 55–63 Sea white with foam

Questions about the wind in OtepaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Otepa?

Strong breeze from the east-southeast: 25 mph now, peaking at 25 mph at 8:00 pm with gusts of 33 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 26 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 34 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is strong breeze and waves are 6.6 ft. On Saturday 31, with gusts of 34 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Otepa today

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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 8:47 pm (local time).

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