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Wind in Espinho

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:59 am (WET)
Now · from the north 3 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
6 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Espinho is a light air from the north: 0 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 8 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Ovar (LPOV), 6.3 mi away · 59 min ago

WindCalm
Gusts—
Visibility5.0 mi
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 0–6 mph · gusts 12 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–6 mph · gusts 12 N · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–4 mph · gusts 10 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–5 mph · gusts 10 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–4 mph · gusts 11 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–8 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 0–8 mph · gusts 21 ENE · 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) 40235652
Gusts 4549101292
Direction EEENNNWNNWNN
Beaufort 20112221
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32302652
Gusts 524251294
Direction ESEESESSWWNNWNNWNE
Beaufort 11101221
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 24132423
Gusts 262751077
Direction ENEENEESEENENWNWNNWNE
Beaufort 12111211
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45542323
Gusts 891096857
Direction ENEENEENEENENWNWNNEENE
Beaufort 22221111
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 7 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 41249412512512821921
AIFS 344761011
GFS 648677991011810915
ICON 48494104841141049
ARPEGE 61171279812———
AROME 612612—————
ICON-EU 4949410510411——
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 north: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the east-northeast: offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in EspinhoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Espinho?

Light air from the north: 3 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 8 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 5.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Espinho today

Wind near Espinho

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, 5.7 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 8:59 am (local time).

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