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Wind in Arcozelo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:02 am (WET)
Now · from the north 2 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Arcozelo is a light air from the north: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Ovar (LPOV), 10 mi away · 1 h 2 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 2–8 mph · gusts 12 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–9 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–8 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–5 mph · gusts 13 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–5 mph · gusts 12 ENE · 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) 44626852
Gusts 678891292
Direction EESEENNWNNWNNE
Beaufort 22212321
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 86922864
Gusts 1111114312106
Direction EESEEESEWNWNNWNN
Beaufort 32311322
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 27030523
Gusts 2104971297
Direction ENEENEEENNWNWENE
Beaufort 12010211
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) 45540423
Gusts 101213117967
Direction EEEENWNWNENE
Beaufort 22220211
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 812912—————
ICON-EU 49411512513512——
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-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Friday 30, from the northeast: cross-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 ArcozeloQuestions

What's the wind like today in Arcozelo?

Light air from the north: 2 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 9 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 12 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-shore: the coast faces west.

More about Arcozelo today

Wind near Arcozelo

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, 7.5 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 9:02 am (local time).

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