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Wind in Bamboo Flat

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:42 am (GMT+5:30)
Now · from the east-southeast 6 mph
Gusts
16 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Onshore Gusts up to 35 mph on Saturday 31

Today the wind in Bamboo Flat is a light breeze from the east-southeast: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 16 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 35 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Port Blair/Veer Savarkar (VOPB), 4.2 mi away · 42 min ago

Wind6 mph from the east-southeast
Gusts—
Visibility3.7 mi
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 2–6 mph · gusts 17 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 5–14 mph · gusts 30 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 9–16 mph · gusts 35 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 2–9 mph · gusts 21 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 0–5 mph · gusts 17 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–7 mph · gusts 20 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 2–7 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32256434
Gusts 53614161159
Direction SSWSSESEEESEESEEENE
Beaufort 11122212
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 667911121214
Gusts 1211142024272830
Direction NENNENENENENENEENE
Beaufort 22233334
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1414161511999
Gusts 2829333429241718
Direction EESEESESESESSESSESSE
Beaufort 44443333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 87799642
Gusts 1715152120161116
Direction SSESSESSESESSESSESWWSW
Beaufort 32233221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

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

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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 61715301635921517720718
AIFS 717179788
GFS 81113251725812446667
ICON 613820132871549614817
Confidence highmediumhighhighhighhighhigh

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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

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

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 · 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 Bamboo FlatQuestions

What's the wind like today in Bamboo Flat?

Light breeze from the east-southeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 16 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 35 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.5 ft. On Saturday 31, with gusts of 35 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Bamboo Flat today

Wind near Bamboo Flat

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 10:42 am (local time).

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