Wind in Candás
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:29 am (CET)- Gusts
- 20 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 4 · moderate breeze
- Today's peak
- 16 mph at 12:00 am
- In knots
- 14 kn
Today the wind in Candás is a moderate breeze from the east-southeast: 1 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 20 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, Thu 29 1–16 mph · gusts 20 SE · Beaufort 4
- Fri 30 2–11 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 2–9 mph · gusts 17 E · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 2–10 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 2–15 mph · gusts 27 E · Beaufort 4
- Tue 3 3–8 mph · gusts 27 ESE · Beaufort 3
- Wed 4 2–6 mph · gusts 20 ESE · Beaufort 2
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) | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Gusts | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Direction | ESE | S | S | S | NE | NNW | NE | SW |
| Beaufort | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME |
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| Gusts | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| Direction | SW | SSW | SSW | S | E | ENE | E | ESE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Gusts | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 8 |
| Direction | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| 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) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Gusts | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
| Direction | ESE | S | SSW | SSW | E | ENE | E | E |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.
What 7 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 615 | 513 | 716 | 921 | 1424 | 827 | 620 |
| AIFS | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| GFS | 134 | 86 | 109 | 139 | 2119 | 2419 | 2016 |
| ICON | 59 | 713 | 815 | 917 | 1324 | 1121 | 1121 |
| ARPEGE | 1220 | 612 | 713 | 1017 | — | — | — |
| AROME | 1620 | 1113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 510 | 815 | 917 | 1019 | 1527 | — | — |
| Confidence | medium | high | high | high | high | low | low |
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-southeast: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.
The coast here faces northeast. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 CandásQuestions
What's the wind like today in Candás?
Moderate breeze from the east-southeast: 16 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 20 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Thursday 29: up to 16 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 20 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 7.7 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 northeast.
More about Candás today
Wind near Candás
- Avilés 4 mph SE · 8.2 mi
- Villaviciosa 2 mph SE · 18 mi
- Cudillero 7 mph ESE · 19 mi
- Lastres 10 mph ESE · 25 mi
- Ribadesella 8 mph E · 37 mi
- Luarca 15 mph E · 39 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, 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 12:29 am (local time).
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