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Wind in Samatau

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:27 pm (GMT+13)
Now · from the east 7 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Samatau is a light breeze from the east: 0 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Apia/Faleolo (NSFA), 6.5 mi away · 28 min ago

Wind9 mph from the east-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
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 0–8 mph · gusts 18 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 0–8 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–6 mph · gusts 14 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–7 mph · gusts 18 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–6 mph · gusts 23 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 0–5 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–6 mph · gusts 17 NE · 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) 12457843
Gusts 44712171786
Direction NNESSESEESEEESEESEE
Beaufort 01222221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 31225887
Gusts 634915181615
Direction NENEESEESEENEENEENENE
Beaufort 10112332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 63135664
Gusts 1274101414129
Direction NNENESWSEESESEESE
Beaufort 21112222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 23665632
Gusts 56101516181215
Direction ESESESESEESESESEESE
Beaufort 11222211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

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

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 818818614618623521617
AIFS 7668101110
GFS 1921161514161921232621252628
ICON 92141161571992211251024
Confidence mediummediummediummediumlowlowlow

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

On Friday 30, from the east-northeast: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 · week peak 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

Questions about the wind in SamatauQuestions

What's the wind like today in Samatau?

Light breeze from the east: 7 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 8 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 4.9 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 southwest.

More about Samatau today

Wind near Samatau

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, 7.9 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 12:27 pm (local time).

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