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Wind in Soúda

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:04 am (EET)
Now · from the southwest 7 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Soúda is a light breeze from the southwest: 4 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 17 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 28 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Souda Bay/Chania (LGSA), 5.3 mi away · 14 min ago

Wind12 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 4–10 mph · gusts 19 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–4 mph · gusts 8 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–3 mph · gusts 7 SSE · Beaufort 1
  • Sun 1 0–3 mph · gusts 6 SSW · Beaufort 1
  • Mon 2 1–4 mph · gusts 6 S · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–12 mph · gusts 28 SW · Beaufort 3
  • 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) 1075810754
Gusts 171511141715119
Direction WSWWSWSWWSWWNWWNWSWSSW
Beaufort 32233222
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) 44314333
Gusts 76658765
Direction SSWSSWSNWNNENEESESSE
Beaufort 22102111
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) 33323232
Gusts 56656664
Direction SSESSSENEENESESSE
Beaufort 11111111
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) 33321312
Gusts 65543643
Direction SSWSSWSSSENWWNWSSESSE
Beaufort 11111101
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 91551171361742512281728
AIFS 1156461311
GFS 171610911109681121211211
ICON 15235841025610620515
ARPEGE 1120510410410———
ICON-EU 101948374646——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighlowmedium

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-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Wednesday 4, from the west-southwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in SoúdaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Soúda?

Light breeze from the southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 17 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 breeze and waves are 3.7 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Soúda today

Wind near Soúda

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, 10.0 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 8:04 am (local time).

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