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Wind in El Astillero

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:47 am (CET)
Now · from the west-northwest 1 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
4 mph at 7:00 pm
In knots
1 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in El Astillero is a light air from the west-northwest: 0 mph to 4 mph, peaking at 7:00 pm with gusts of 9 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 17 mph from the east, with gusts of 27 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Santander/Ballesteros (LEXJ), 2.0 mi away · 17 min ago

Wind2 mph from the south-southwest
Gusts—
Visibility5.6 mi
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 0–4 mph · gusts 9 E · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–5 mph · gusts 9 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 12 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–5 mph · gusts 10 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–8 mph · gusts 16 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–11 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–17 mph · gusts 27 E · 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) 21001144
Gusts 63233569
Direction ENESSESENNEESEENEE
Beaufort 10000122
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 20013542
Gusts 11116974
Direction NWSNNENNEENENNEE
Beaufort 10011221
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33333522
Gusts 556671273
Direction SSSSNENENESSE
Beaufort 11111211
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) 33433412
Gusts 466691043
Direction SSSSNNNENESE
Beaufort 11211211
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 1320711812618111911191727
AIFS 9454883
GFS 312464849614719615
ICON 49410410410512512411
ARPEGE 37613613613———
AROME 4959—————
ICON-EU 48410612510816——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighlow

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 west-northwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Wednesday 4, from the east: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces northeast. 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 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

Questions about the wind in El AstilleroQuestions

What's the wind like today in El Astillero?

Light air from the west-northwest: 1 mph now, peaking at 4 mph at 7:00 pm with gusts of 9 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 17 mph from the east, with gusts of 27 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 7.6 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 El Astillero today

Wind near El Astillero

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). 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 12:47 am (local time).

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