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Wind in Cogoleto

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:17 am (CET)
Now · from the northwest 4 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Cogoleto is a light breeze from the northwest: 0 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 9 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 18 mph from the north, with gusts of 28 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Genoa/Colombo (LIMJ), 9.6 mi away · 29 min ago

Wind14 mph from the northeast
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 0–6 mph · gusts 9 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–18 mph · gusts 28 N · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 1–12 mph · gusts 21 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 3–7 mph · gusts 15 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–11 mph · gusts 25 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 3–9 mph · gusts 27 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 3–10 mph · gusts 28 NNW · 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) 43426455
Gusts 54548827
Direction NWNWNNWNWSSSENNWNNW
Beaufort 21212222
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 584211181612
Gusts 81211219282720
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNENNWNNWNN
Beaufort 23213443
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 119852166
Gusts 18211814851213
Direction NNNWNNWNNWNNWWNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 33321122
Model AROMEICON-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) 66644677
Gusts 1513141011141515
Direction NNWNNWNNWNWNNWNNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 22222222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

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

What 7 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 61561781981811179271128
AIFS 791010141211
GFS 1211121314139119914131316
ICON 10191020102181711269211327
ARPEGE 1227143115321534———
AROME 691828—————
ICON-EU 8189219217151125——
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 northwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the north: offshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 CogoletoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cogoleto?

Light breeze from the northwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 9 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 18 mph from the north, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.0 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Cogoleto today

Wind near Cogoleto

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 3:17 am (local time).

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