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Wind in Port Blair

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:27 pm (GMT+5:30)
Now · from the east 5 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Onshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Saturday 31

Today the wind in Port Blair is a light breeze from the east: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 15 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Port Blair/Veer Savarkar (VOPB), 2.1 mi away · 57 min ago

Wind3 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 19 E · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 6–14 mph · gusts 28 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 8–15 mph · gusts 32 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 1–9 mph · gusts 22 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 0–4 mph · gusts 17 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–6 mph · gusts 20 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 3–6 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) 32366435
Gusts 536151811611
Direction SSWSSESEEEEENENE
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) 6671113121111
Gusts 1611142126232123
Direction NEENENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 22234333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 151514121010109
Gusts 2930283031231818
Direction EEESESESESSESSESE
Beaufort 44433333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 87799433
Gusts 151515202218104
Direction SESSESSSESESSEWSE
Beaufort 32233211
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 61914281532922417620618
AIFS 8181910786
GFS 111412221728916576849
ICON 51211231327613613513714
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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Saturday 31, from the southeast: 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 Port BlairQuestions

What's the wind like today in Port Blair?

Light breeze from the east: 5 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 15 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 32 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 32 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 Port Blair today

Wind near Port Blair

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, 11 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 1:27 pm (local time).

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