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Wind in Wiri

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:14 pm (GMT+13)
Now · from the west 16 mph
Gusts
32 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
18 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
14 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 45 mph on Friday 30

Today the wind in Wiri is a moderate breeze from the west: 6 mph to 18 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 33 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Auckland (NZAA), 3.8 mi away · 44 min ago

Wind20 mph from the west
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
WeatherRain

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 6–18 mph · gusts 33 W · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 11–23 mph · gusts 45 WSW · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 4–16 mph · gusts 31 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 2–11 mph · gusts 24 N · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 7–13 mph · gusts 29 N · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 6–11 mph · gusts 25 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–12 mph · gusts 25 NE · 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) 7761317181814
Gusts 1613102432333327
Direction WWWNWWWWWW
Beaufort 22244544
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1112131821232119
Gusts 2223253438434336
Direction WSWSWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWSW
Beaufort 34455555
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 161298101075
Gusts 3126191721221710
Direction SWSWSSWSSSWSWSWSSW
Beaufort 44333322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32338101111
Gusts 6541018212320
Direction SSEESEESENNNWNNN
Beaufort 11113333
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 1833234517311124132911251225
AIFS 19242012121115
GFS 1729224019381222152213211320
ICON 1938235020401224142813261224
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 west: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Friday 30, from the west-southwest: onshore.

The coast here faces southwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in WiriQuestions

What's the wind like today in Wiri?

Moderate breeze from the west: 16 mph now, peaking at 18 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 33 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 23 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 45 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 1.1 ft. On Friday 30, with gusts of 45 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Wiri today

Wind near Wiri

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, 6.1 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 7:14 pm (local time).

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