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Wind in El Pescadero

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:40 pm (GMT-7)
Now · from the south-southeast 2 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
13 mph at 5:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in El Pescadero is a light air from the south-southeast: 2 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 5:00 am with gusts of 17 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

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, Wed 28 2–13 mph · gusts 17 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 2–9 mph · gusts 17 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–8 mph · gusts 17 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 13 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 3–13 mph · gusts 25 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 4–18 mph · gusts 27 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 8–12 mph · gusts 25 N · 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) 5101163225
Gusts 101210171412910
Direction NENNENENENWSWSEE
Beaufort 23321112
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 43537933
Gusts 8610111417124
Direction ENENENESESSWSWSSWENE
Beaufort 21212311
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 23277852
Gusts 568131517114
Direction EESESSESSSSSEESE
Beaufort 11122321
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 24314632
Gusts 5667101392
Direction EENEENENEWSWSWSENE
Beaufort 11112211
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1317917817613132517271225
AIFS 114757118
GFS 91698108107121516211517
ICON 6168148168149169151018
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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

On Monday 2, from the northwest: cross-shore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 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

Questions about the wind in El PescaderoQuestions

What's the wind like today in El Pescadero?

Light air from the south-southeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 5:00 am with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 18 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 27 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 4.8 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 southwest.

More about El Pescadero today

Wind near El Pescadero

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, 9.4 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 5:40 pm (local time).

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