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Wind in Makefu Village

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:05 pm (GMT-11)
Now · from the east-southeast 12 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
17 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
11 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 36 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Makefu Village is a moderate breeze from the east-southeast: 12 mph to 17 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 25 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 27 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 34 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Niue/Hanan (NIUE), 5.4 mi away · 35 min ago

Wind13 mph from the east-southeast
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, Wed 28 12–17 mph · gusts 25 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 7–15 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 5–12 mph · gusts 15 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 10–22 mph · gusts 29 SE · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 21–25 mph · gusts 28 ESE · Beaufort 6
  • Mon 2 22–27 mph · gusts 34 ESE · Beaufort 6
  • Tue 3 22–26 mph · gusts 36 ESE · Beaufort 6

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1717151313131213
Gusts 2523201717171617
Direction ESEESEESEESEESEEESEESE
Beaufort 44444444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 131414131111129
Gusts 1718181715151513
Direction ESEEEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 44443333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7566571012
Gusts 108997101415
Direction ENEENEEEESESESEESE
Beaufort 22222233
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1112151616182022
Gusts 1415192121232729
Direction ESESESESESESESESE
Beaufort 33444455
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1725151912152229262827342636
AIFS 17141221262624
GFS 1919141610122126262926282628
ICON 1722152011142128253429412334
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 east-southeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the east-southeast: offshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze · week peak 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 Makefu VillageQuestions

What's the wind like today in Makefu Village?

Moderate breeze from the east-southeast: 12 mph now, peaking at 17 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 25 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 27 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 34 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 4.5 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Makefu Village today

Wind near Makefu Village

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). 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 5:05 pm (local time).

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