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Wind in Den Oever

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:48 am (CET)
Now · from the southwest 6 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Den Oever is a light breeze from the southwest: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the north, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Den Helder (EHKD), 10 mi away · 23 min ago

Wind3 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 1–6 mph · gusts 11 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 3–8 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–7 mph · gusts 11 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 3–6 mph · gusts 11 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–19 mph · gusts 29 N · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 3–14 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 1–3 mph · gusts 15 ESE · Beaufort 1

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 66354134
Gusts 1110698565
Direction SWSWSSWSSWWNSESE
Beaufort 22122112
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) 34465578
Gusts 476101191112
Direction SESEESEESESEEEE
Beaufort 12222223
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) 77354344
Gusts 1111586466
Direction ESEESEEESEENNENNENNW
Beaufort 22122122
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) 65333554
Gusts 9961098118
Direction NNWNWWNWNNWWNWWNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 22111222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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 61161171562515271418315
AIFS 7779171514
GFS 7108979192723311015912
ICON 69812711610192820281622
ARPEGE 1011131614181113———
ICON-EU 6118137116111929——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the north: onshore.

The coast here faces northeast. 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 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in Den OeverQuestions

What's the wind like today in Den Oever?

Light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 19 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. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Den Oever today

Wind near Den Oever

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, 4.8 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 2:48 am (local time).

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