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Wind in Benzú

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:49 pm (CET)
Now · from the east 4 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 36 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Benzú is a light breeze from the east: 2 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 15 mph from the east, with gusts of 34 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Ceuta Heliport (GECE), 4.1 mi away · 19 min ago

Wind2 mph variable direction
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 2–9 mph · gusts 22 W · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 5–15 mph · gusts 34 E · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 4–10 mph · gusts 22 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 5–10 mph · gusts 23 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 9–14 mph · gusts 32 E · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 2–8 mph · gusts 36 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–10 mph · gusts 30 E · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 98852543
Gusts 221918148121211
Direction WWWWESEEESEE
Beaufort 33321221
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 58911151499
Gusts 1520222529322922
Direction EENEEEEEEE
Beaufort 22334433
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 889710965
Gusts 2021211922211813
Direction EEEEENEEEE
Beaufort 33323322
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 5677101067
Gusts 1317191822232019
Direction EEEEENEENEEE
Beaufort 22223322
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 6 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 921163512271124154111381030
AIFS 1116131215115
GFS 8171424821122623322132821
ICON 7121525101991716289151423
ARPEGE 827624520415627——
ICON-EU 9221534102210231432——
Confidence highhighhighhighmediummediummedium

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

On Thursday 29, 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
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 BenzúQuestions

What's the wind like today in Benzú?

Light breeze from the east: 4 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 15 mph from the east, with gusts of 34 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 2.5 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Benzú today

Wind near Benzú

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, 9.0 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 10:49 pm (local time).

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