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Wind in Santander

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:25 am (CET)
Now · from the southwest 3 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Santander is a light air from the southwest: 0 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 13 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), 2.9 mi away · 25 min ago

WindCalm
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 0–8 mph · gusts 13 E · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–8 mph · gusts 12 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–4 mph · gusts 10 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–9 mph · gusts 17 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 3–12 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) 72221463
Gusts 1345438116
Direction EESESWSSSENEEE
Beaufort 21110221
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32123774
Gusts 4344611125
Direction ESESSWESESWENENENEESE
Beaufort 11111222
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 42223632
Gusts 5444813103
Direction SWSSWSSSWENEENEENESSE
Beaufort 11111211
Model AROMEAROMEICON-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) 23332431
Gusts 455571063
Direction SSSWSSSWNNWNNNEENE
Beaufort 11111211
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 1220610812618111912191727
AIFS 10355977
GFS 312464547614718615
ICON 61251061259916816510
ARPEGE 59612512613———
AROME 813812—————
ICON-EU 612511613410917——
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 southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

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

The coast here faces north. 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 SantanderQuestions

What's the wind like today in Santander?

Light air from the southwest: 3 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 13 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 5.8 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces north.

More about Santander today

Wind near Santander

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 5:25 am (local time).

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