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Wind in Papanoa

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:19 am (CST)
Now · from the north-northwest 6 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
13 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Papanoa is a light breeze from the north-northwest: 6 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 26 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, Thu 29 6–13 mph · gusts 26 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 6–14 mph · gusts 29 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 5–10 mph · gusts 21 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–5 mph · gusts 19 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–10 mph · gusts 22 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–10 mph · gusts 24 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–8 mph · gusts 21 WNW · 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) 66671113119
Gusts 1011101523262317
Direction NNWNNWNNWWNWWNWWNWWNWNW
Beaufort 22223433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 88771314129
Gusts 1513131427282618
Direction NWNWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWNW
Beaufort 33224443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 765691087
Gusts 1411101320211813
Direction NNWNNWNNWWNWWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 22223332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 53213545
Gusts 11741116181918
Direction NWNWNWNEWNWNWNW
Beaufort 21101222
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 13261429102151910221024921
AIFS 8965765
GFS 1011121366669119966
ICON 814917814713918814815
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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

On Friday 30, from the west-northwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 PapanoaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Papanoa?

Light breeze from the north-northwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 14 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 4.5 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 southwest.

More about Papanoa today

Wind near Papanoa

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, 15 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 1:19 am (local time).

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