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Wind in Wainuiomata

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:12 pm (GMT+13)
Now · from the west-northwest 17 mph
Gusts
48 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
22 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
15 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 54 mph today

Today the wind in Wainuiomata is a moderate breeze from the west-northwest: 12 mph to 22 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 54 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Wellington (NZWN), 8.7 mi away · 42 min ago

Wind17 mph from the north-northwest
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 12–22 mph · gusts 54 NW · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 8–16 mph · gusts 44 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 5–12 mph · gusts 30 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 6–21 mph · gusts 50 NNW · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 16–23 mph · gusts 53 NW · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 8–16 mph · gusts 48 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 8–14 mph · gusts 36 NNW · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1717192220181514
Gusts 4544475354483833
Direction NWNWNWNWNWNWWNWWNW
Beaufort 44555444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1298111591213
Gusts 3224192943353134
Direction WNWWNWWNWNWWNWWSSWS
Beaufort 33334334
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1010101110566
Gusts 3026252827191914
Direction SSSWSSWSSWSSWWSWNWNNW
Beaufort 33333222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 6791720211817
Gusts 1418224049504943
Direction NNNNNWNNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 22345554
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 2254164412302150235316481436
AIFS 26181324221714
GFS 2542203517282237224018341319
ICON 2364175116432261226320691041
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-northwest: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

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

The coast here faces west. 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 WainuiomataQuestions

What's the wind like today in Wainuiomata?

Moderate breeze from the west-northwest: 17 mph now, peaking at 22 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 54 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 23 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 53 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 4.8 ft. On Thursday 29, with gusts of 54 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces west.

More about Wainuiomata today

Wind near Wainuiomata

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, 16 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 3:12 pm (local time).

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