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Wind in Garraf

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:25 am (CET)
Now · from the northwest 6 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Garraf is a light breeze from the northwest: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 17 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Barcelona/Prat (LEBL), 9.2 mi away · 25 min ago

Wind3 mph from the north-northwest
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 1–7 mph · gusts 13 E · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 4–11 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–9 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–6 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–15 mph · gusts 24 S · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 0–8 mph · gusts 15 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–17 mph · gusts 29 NNE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 76344667
Gusts 1312589111012
Direction NWNWNNENEESESEESEESE
Beaufort 22122222
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 676118898
Gusts 1113122017161715
Direction NENENENEEESEENEENE
Beaufort 22233333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55977833
Gusts 12111717131594
Direction NNNENENEENEESEESEN
Beaufort 22322311
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-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) 45544445
Gusts 9131310991111
Direction NNWNWNNWNWWNWSWEE
Beaufort 22222222
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 9167139169168148151729
AIFS 78129668
GFS 9776111289861115813
ICON 9177157154913231325613
ARPEGE 91881612221019———
AROME 7131121—————
ICON-EU 10168149186141524——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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 northwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the north-northeast: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 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 GarrafQuestions

What's the wind like today in Garraf?

Light breeze from the northwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 17 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Garraf today

Wind near Garraf

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, 5.1 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 1:25 am (local time).

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