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Wind in De Kooy

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:51 am (CET)
Now · from the southwest 4 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
5 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in De Kooy is a light breeze from the southwest: 1 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 9 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 15 mph from the north, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Den Helder (EHKD), 1.1 mi away · 26 min ago

Wind6 mph from the west
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
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 1–5 mph · gusts 9 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 3–7 mph · gusts 11 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–5 mph · gusts 8 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–5 mph · gusts 9 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–15 mph · gusts 29 N · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 5–12 mph · gusts 19 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 2–4 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54345243
Gusts 97568775
Direction SWSWSSWSWSWWNWESE
Beaufort 22122121
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33354565
Gusts 4558109119
Direction SESESEESESEEEE
Beaufort 11122222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54334232
Gusts 86857864
Direction EESEENEESEEENENEN
Beaufort 21112111
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33132443
Gusts 56486798
Direction NNWNNWNWNWWNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 11111221
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Low confidence

They don't agree on the wind on Sunday 1: it may change.

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 612511713152314251219413
AIFS 99912201817
GFS 714686917272131814812
ICON 5106115948142814241121
ARPEGE 813121614182028———
ICON-EU 5961158591529——
Confidence highhighhighlowhighmediummedium

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

On Monday 2, from the north: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces north. 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 De KooyQuestions

What's the wind like today in De Kooy?

Light breeze from the southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 9 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 15 mph from the north, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 2.6 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 north.

More about De Kooy today

Wind near De Kooy

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, 6.2 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 1:51 am (local time).

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