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Wind in Sapulu

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:33 pm (GMT+13)
Now · from the east-northeast 15 mph
Gusts
20 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
15 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
13 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Sapulu is a moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 1 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Apia/Faleolo (NSFA), 5.0 mi away · 34 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 1–15 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 3–16 mph · gusts 22 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–12 mph · gusts 17 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–11 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 4–16 mph · gusts 26 E · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 2–16 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 4–12 mph · gusts 18 ESE · 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) 723614121311
Gusts 1485918171815
Direction ESESESEEENEEEESE
Beaufort 21124443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 965411161615
Gusts 14118916212220
Direction ESESSESENNEENEENEEE
Beaufort 32223444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 127649524
Gusts 171291015958
Direction EESESSENNENEESESE
Beaufort 32223212
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 333510865
Gusts 66681413818
Direction ESESESSEENEENEEESEESE
Beaufort 11123322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Low confidence

They don't agree on the wind today: it may change.

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 1521162212171121162616211218
AIFS 15101113161616
GFS 2019161415151920232321222425
ICON 61971841862010251026923
Confidence lowmediummediummediummediummediumlow

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-northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Tuesday 3, from the east: cross-shore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 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
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in SapuluQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sapulu?

Moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 15 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the east, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 3.0 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces north.

More about Sapulu today

Wind near Sapulu

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

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 12:33 pm (local time).

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