Wind in Sa’asa’ai
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Friday, October 30, at 2:03 am (GMT+13)- Gusts
- 3 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 1 · light air
- Today's peak
- 12 mph at 1:00 pm
- In knots
- 1 kn
Today the wind in Sa’asa’ai is a light air from the north: 1 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.
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, Fri 30 1–12 mph · gusts 25 NE · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 1–10 mph · gusts 17 SE · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 0–7 mph · gusts 16 SE · Beaufort 2
- Mon 2 1–10 mph · gusts 23 ENE · Beaufort 3
- Tue 3 0–7 mph · gusts 21 ESE · Beaufort 2
- Wed 4 0–3 mph · gusts 18 NNW · Beaufort 1
- Thu 5 1–10 mph · gusts 22 SE · Beaufort 3
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Gusts | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 14 |
| Direction | ENE | N | NNW | NNE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Gusts | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Direction | NNE | NE | SE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Gusts | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
| Direction | ESE | ESE | NW | SE | ESE | SE | SE | SE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Gusts | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
| Direction | SE | SE | E | NE | ENE | NE | NE | NE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.
What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 1225 | 1017 | 716 | 1023 | 721 | 318 | 1022 |
| AIFS | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| GFS | 1112 | 1112 | 1517 | 1820 | 1920 | 1921 | 2021 |
| ICON | 919 | 716 | 817 | 819 | 716 | 718 | 919 |
| Confidence | high | high | medium | medium | medium | low | medium |
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-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.
The coast here faces northeast. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 Sa’asa’aiQuestions
What's the wind like today in Sa’asa’ai?
Light air from the north: 1 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 25 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is light air and waves are 3.9 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 northeast.
More about Sa’asa’ai today
Wind near Sa’asa’ai
- Lano 1 mph N · 1.4 mi
- Apai 1 mph N · 15 mi
- Puleia 7 mph ESE · 16 mi
- Manase 2 mph NE · 18 mi
- Samatau 1 mph N · 20 mi
- Tuana‘i 12 mph ESE · 25 mi
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); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 10 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 2:03 am (local time).
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