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Wind in Bilbao

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:50 pm (CET)
Now · from the south-southeast 3 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
6 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Bilbao is a light air from the south-southeast: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Bilbao (LEBB), 2.6 mi away · 20 min ago

Wind3 mph from the east
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, Wed 28 1–6 mph · gusts 15 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–4 mph · gusts 9 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–5 mph · gusts 12 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–4 mph · gusts 11 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–4 mph · gusts 11 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–6 mph · gusts 21 N · 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) 43246633
Gusts 1053101415115
Direction NWWNWWSWESEENEENEENESSE
Beaufort 11122211
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 23432332
Gusts 35777972
Direction SEESESESEESENWWSSW
Beaufort 11211111
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22221351
Gusts 323449125
Direction SSSESSESESENWWNWSSW
Beaufort 11110120
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32321421
Gusts 78671010106
Direction SSWSSWSSENENNESW
Beaufort 11110210
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 717411514411614715621
AIFS 7434488
GFS 6114454555568611
ICON 51338411410410410921
ARPEGE 71546612613614——
AROME 61549512————
ICON-EU 416410515411411——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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

On Monday 2, from the northwest: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · week peak 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 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 BilbaoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Bilbao?

Light air from the south-southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 7 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 15 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 7.2 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 southwest.

More about Bilbao today

Wind near Bilbao

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, 17 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 9:50 pm (local time).

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