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Wind in Baie aux Huîtres

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:07 pm (GMT+4)
Now · from the east-northeast 15 mph
Gusts
28 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
17 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
13 kn
Cross-shore Gusts up to 33 mph on Friday 30

Today the wind in Baie aux Huîtres is a moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 15 mph to 17 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 29 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 20 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 33 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Rodrigues (FIMR), 5.2 mi away · 23 min ago

Wind22 mph from the east
Gusts—
Visibility1.9 mi
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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 15–17 mph · gusts 29 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 15–20 mph · gusts 33 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 15–18 mph · gusts 30 E · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 12–19 mph · gusts 32 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 9–14 mph · gusts 25 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 5–12 mph · gusts 25 E · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 11–15 mph · gusts 26 E · 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) 1615151616161515
Gusts 2625262828282628
Direction EEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 44444444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1615171919171616
Gusts 2726273233302726
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 44455444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1616171817161516
Gusts 2626293030292525
Direction ENEENEEEEEEE
Beaufort 44454444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1514161819151313
Gusts 2522263032282121
Direction EENEEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 44455444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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 1729203318301932142512251526
AIFS 20202021191718
GFS 2129213020262225212216181819
ICON 2128212819262128152013181420
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumhighhigh

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-northeast: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Friday 30, from the east-northeast: cross-shore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in Baie aux HuîtresQuestions

What's the wind like today in Baie aux Huîtres?

Moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 15 mph now, peaking at 17 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 29 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 20 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 33 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 5.9 ft. On Friday 30, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces north.

More about Baie aux Huîtres today

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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). 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 1:07 pm (local time).

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