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Wind in La Esperanza [Granjas Familiares]

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:43 am (PDT)
Now · from the east-southeast 3 mph
Gusts
3 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
10 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in La Esperanza [Granjas Familiares] is a light air from the east-southeast: 2 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the south, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Imperial Beach (KNRS), 6.9 mi away · 59 min ago

WindCalm
Gusts—
Visibility—
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 2–10 mph · gusts 11 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–8 mph · gusts 12 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 3–6 mph · gusts 11 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 6–14 mph · gusts 21 S · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 3–10 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–11 mph · gusts 15 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–11 mph · gusts 15 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) 24496953
Gusts 244991066
Direction EESESSESESSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 12232321
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45556841
Gusts 8888101174
Direction SWSWWSWSWSWSWWSWSW
Beaufort 22222321
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33443644
Gusts 66776878
Direction SEEESESSWWSWSSWSE
Beaufort 11221222
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 6911141312107
Gusts 1114152019171411
Direction SEESEESESEWSWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 23344332
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.

What 6 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 720615310918719617519
AIFS 76817878
GFS 96998611121210107108
ICON 91571111182136711813712
HRRR 1011——————
NBM 11148126111421101411151115
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighhighhigh

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: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Sunday 1, from the south: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 La Esperanza [Granjas Familiares]Questions

What's the wind like today in La Esperanza [Granjas Familiares]?

Light air from the east-southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the south, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 3.2 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about La Esperanza [Granjas Familiares] today

Wind near La Esperanza [Granjas Familiares]

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, 8.8 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 12:43 am (local time).

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