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Wind in San Antonio del Mar

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:03 am (PDT)
Now · from the south-southeast 2 mph
Gusts
3 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
10 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in San Antonio del Mar is a light air from the south-southeast: 0 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 20 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Imperial Beach (KNRS), 9.0 mi away · 10 min ago

Wind5 mph from the north-northeast
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 0–10 mph · gusts 11 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–9 mph · gusts 12 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–6 mph · gusts 10 S · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 6–14 mph · gusts 20 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 4–10 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–10 mph · gusts 15 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–10 mph · gusts 15 NW · 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) 211649106
Gusts 3217710118
Direction SSWNNESSSESSWSWWSWSSE
Beaufort 10122332
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 65447852
Gusts 8888101285
Direction SSWSWWSWSWSSWWSWSWSSW
Beaufort 22222321
Model HRRRNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32343644
Gusts 66765978
Direction SESEESESESSWWWSWS
Beaufort 11121222
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 6811131414128
Gusts 1112151820191613
Direction SSESESESEWSWWNWWNWWNW
Beaufort 23344433
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 620616514719719517515
AIFS 76916897
GFS 8610985109131086109
ICON 7137127132645711813712
HRRR 10111010—————
NBM 11159126101420101410151015
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 south-southeast: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Sunday 1, from the southwest: onshore.

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 San Antonio del MarQuestions

What's the wind like today in San Antonio del Mar?

Light air from the south-southeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 20 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-shore: the coast faces southwest.

More about San Antonio del Mar today

Wind near San Antonio del Mar

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, 9.9 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 7:03 am (local time).

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