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Wind in Santa Cecilia

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:02 pm (GMT+8)
Now · from the northeast 9 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
8 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Santa Cecilia is a gentle breeze from the northeast: 4 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

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 4–11 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–8 mph · gusts 12 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–9 mph · gusts 14 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–4 mph · gusts 13 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–7 mph · gusts 13 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–8 mph · gusts 17 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–10 mph · gusts 17 NNE · 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) 866681185
Gusts 1210121215151410
Direction NNENNENENENNENNENEENE
Beaufort 22223332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44454775
Gusts 7889911119
Direction ENENENEENENNENNNENE
Beaufort 22222222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55679745
Gusts 91011111414129
Direction NNNNENENENNENNEENE
Beaufort 22223222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 42212444
Gusts 10116691388
Direction ENEENEENENWNNENEENE
Beaufort 21101122
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

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 11158129144137138171017
AIFS 12710791210
GFS 1322141813171115121715211214
ICON 11209181120917122111201324
Confidence highmediumhighhighhighhighhigh

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 northeast: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 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

Questions about the wind in Santa CeciliaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Santa Cecilia?

Gentle breeze from the northeast: 9 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 11 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 15 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.7 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Santa Cecilia today

Wind near Santa Cecilia

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 5:02 pm (local time).

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