Wind in El Cotillo
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:27 pm (WET)- Gusts
- 8 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 2 · light breeze
- Today's peak
- 9 mph at 12:00 pm
- In knots
- 3 kn
Today the wind in El Cotillo is a light breeze from the west-northwest: 0 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 24 mph from the east, with gusts of 44 mph.
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 0–9 mph · gusts 18 W · Beaufort 3
- Thu 29 3–11 mph · gusts 17 WNW · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 0–8 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 2–7 mph · gusts 16 ESE · Beaufort 2
- Sun 1 4–18 mph · gusts 36 E · Beaufort 5
- Mon 2 8–24 mph · gusts 44 E · Beaufort 6
- Tue 3 4–9 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Gusts | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| Direction | ESE | NW | ENE | SE | ESE | W | W | WNW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Gusts | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
| Direction | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | W | WNW | NNW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Gusts | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| Direction | WNW | WNW | SSE | SE | NW | NW | NW | NE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Gusts | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Direction | E | ESE | ESE | SE | WSW | W | ENE | ESE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
High confidenceThe 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.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 816 | 513 | 616 | 515 | 1323 | 1416 | 917 |
| AIFS | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| GFS | 109 | 106 | 95 | 75 | 2029 | 910 | 1010 |
| ICON | 615 | 1015 | 813 | 1017 | 1221 | 2031 | 612 |
| ARPEGE | 1118 | 915 | 915 | 812 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 918 | 1117 | 815 | 716 | 1936 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | high | high | high | medium | medium | high |
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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
On Monday 2, from the east: offshore.
The coast here faces west. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 | 13–18 | Frequent whitecaps |
| 5 | Fresh breeze | 19–24 | Moderate waves, many whitecaps |
| 6 | Strong breeze · week peak | 25–31 | Large waves, foam crests |
| 7 | Near gale | 32–38 | Heaped sea, streaks of foam |
Questions about the wind in El CotilloQuestions
What's the wind like today in El Cotillo?
Light breeze from the west-northwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Monday 2: up to 24 mph from the east, with gusts of 44 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 6.5 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 44 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces west.
More about El Cotillo today
Wind near El Cotillo
- Corralejo 9 mph WNW · 9.1 mi
- Puerto del Rosario 7 mph WNW · 15 mi
- Ajuy 5 mph N · 22 mi
- Puerto del Carmen 3 mph NNW · 27 mi
- Arrecife 3 mph NNW · 34 mi
- Costa Calma 10 mph NW · 38 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 4.7 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 11:27 pm (local time).
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