Wind in Sandve
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:30 am (CET)- Gusts
- 19 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 4 · moderate breeze
- Today's peak
- 13 mph at 1:00 am
- In knots
- 11 kn
Today the wind in Sandve is a moderate breeze from the west: 1 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 20 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 24 mph from the north, with gusts of 36 mph.
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 1–13 mph · gusts 20 WSW · Beaufort 4
- Fri 30 4–10 mph · gusts 14 S · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 8–15 mph · gusts 22 SSE · Beaufort 4
- Sun 1 1–23 mph · gusts 34 NNW · Beaufort 5
- Mon 2 11–24 mph · gusts 36 N · Beaufort 6
- Tue 3 10–15 mph · gusts 34 N · Beaufort 4
- Wed 4 9–12 mph · gusts 23 NNW · Beaufort 3
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Gusts | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Direction | W | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SSE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Gusts | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Direction | SE | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | S |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Gusts | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Gusts | 21 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 27 |
| Direction | S | S | SSW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Beaufort | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.
What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 1322 | 915 | 1017 | 2236 | 1537 | 1534 | 1223 |
| AIFS | 13 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| GFS | 1721 | 1415 | 1515 | 2831 | 2527 | 1214 | 2732 |
| ICON | 815 | 914 | 1117 | 1829 | 1727 | 1320 | 712 |
| ARPEGE | 1723 | 1318 | 1217 | 2537 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1320 | 1014 | 1522 | 2334 | 2436 | — | — |
| Confidence | medium | high | high | medium | medium | high | low |
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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
On Monday 2, from the north: cross-shore.
The coast here faces west. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 SandveQuestions
What's the wind like today in Sandve?
Moderate breeze from the west: 12 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 20 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Monday 2: up to 24 mph from the north, with gusts of 36 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 7.4 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces west.
More about Sandve today
Wind near Sandve
- Utsira 15 mph W · 14 mi
- Tysvær 2 mph SW · 15 mi
- Eike 4 mph WSW · 17 mi
- Vikevåg 8 mph W · 19 mi
- Tananger 10 mph W · 21 mi
- Judaberg 6 mph WSW · 24 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 8.6 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 12:30 am (local time).
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