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Wind in Galatás

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:29 am (EET)
Now · from the southwest 3 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Galatás is a light air from the southwest: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 18 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 28 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Souda Bay/Chania (LGSA), 10 mi away · 39 min ago

Wind8 mph from the west
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 1–8 mph · gusts 17 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–6 mph · gusts 11 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–4 mph · gusts 10 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–6 mph · gusts 10 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–16 mph · gusts 31 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 4–18 mph · gusts 28 WSW · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 5–17 mph · gusts 28 WSW · 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) 35548234
Gusts 171212131571210
Direction SSWSSWSSSWNWNNWSSSE
Beaufort 12223112
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) 34415434
Gusts 998610956
Direction SSSSWNNENESES
Beaufort 12202212
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) 44423303
Gusts 67767947
Direction SSSWSSWNNENWSWSSW
Beaufort 22211101
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) 33422413
Gusts 87764594
Direction SWSSWSSWSWWNWWSWESESSW
Beaufort 11211211
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 814511713517122518281728
AIFS 1156551112
GFS 15191214141281315161312610
ICON 917713415815152719371019
ARPEGE 111871271359———
ICON-EU 8176114106101631——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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

On Tuesday 3, from the west-southwest: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 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 GalatásQuestions

What's the wind like today in Galatás?

Light air from the southwest: 3 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 18 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 3.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces north.

More about Galatás today

Wind near Galatás

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, 17 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 1:29 am (local time).

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