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Wind in Waabs

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:00 am (CET)
Now · from the west 5 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 33 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Waabs is a light breeze from the west: 4 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 20 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 33 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Kiel/Holtenau (EDHK), 12 mi away · 10 min ago

Wind7 mph from the west
Gusts—
Visibility3.1 mi
WeatherMist

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 4–14 mph · gusts 22 W · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 2–7 mph · gusts 11 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–8 mph · gusts 12 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–8 mph · gusts 13 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 5–20 mph · gusts 33 NNW · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 3–19 mph · gusts 33 NNW · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 1–8 mph · gusts 15 NNE · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 149556754
Gusts 222111891296
Direction SWWSWWNWWWWNWWW
Beaufort 43222222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45456624
Gusts 776710967
Direction WWWNWWWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 22122212
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 46634631
Gusts 7910761262
Direction NWNNWNWNNWNWNNNW
Beaufort 22212211
Model ICON-EUICON-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) 21125468
Gusts 3244991012
Direction NNEESESSWSSSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 11112223
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 6 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 1322915814717826617815
AIFS 1476814116
GFS 1526897813242331121798
ICON 1321611611712162916301018
ARPEGE 15229149141014———
ICON-EU 14227118128132033——
Confidence highhighhighhighmediummediumhigh

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 west: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the north-northwest: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 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

Questions about the wind in WaabsQuestions

What's the wind like today in Waabs?

Light breeze from the west: 5 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 20 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 33 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.1 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 east.

More about Waabs today

Wind near Waabs

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, 15 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 10:00 am (local time).

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