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Wind in São Mateus

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:58 pm (GMT-1)
Now · from the northwest 6 mph
Gusts
21 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
17 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 48 mph today

Today the wind in São Mateus is a light breeze from the northwest: 6 mph to 17 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 48 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Lajes Acores (LPLA), 12 mi away · 58 min ago

Wind12 mph from the west-northwest
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
WeatherRain

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 6–17 mph · gusts 48 SSW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 5–15 mph · gusts 40 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 9–12 mph · gusts 32 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 10–17 mph · gusts 46 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 2–14 mph · gusts 41 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 3–8 mph · gusts 26 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–4 mph · gusts 15 E · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 101211121616158
Gusts 3136383646484130
Direction SSESSSSWSSSWSWWSW
Beaufort 33334443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 756913151311
Gusts 1916172435403631
Direction NWWNWWWNWNNWNN
Beaufort 22234443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 999912111010
Gusts 2726262931302929
Direction NNNNENNENNENNNNE
Beaufort 33333333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1010111517161413
Gusts 2930324146454339
Direction NNENNENNENNENNENNENNENNE
Beaufort 33344444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Saturday 31.

What 5 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 17481540123217461441826415
AIFS 25221930291712
GFS 2437192415202431263713191220
ICON 2364204014291937143361649
ARPEGE 2340142913262144———
Confidence highhighhighmediumlowmediummedium

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 northwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Saturday 31, from the north-northeast: offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in São MateusQuestions

What's the wind like today in São Mateus?

Light breeze from the northwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 17 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 48 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 17 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 46 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 6.5 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 48 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces south.

More about São Mateus today

Wind near São Mateus

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, 11 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 10:58 pm (local time).

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