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Wind in La Restinga

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:42 am (WET)
Now · from the north-northwest 4 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 36 mph on Sunday 1

Today the wind in La Restinga is a light breeze from the north-northwest: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 9 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 36 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, Thu 29 2–6 mph · gusts 19 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–6 mph · gusts 19 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–8 mph · gusts 34 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–9 mph · gusts 36 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–8 mph · gusts 23 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 2–5 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 0–4 mph · gusts 21 ENE · 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) 44425642
Gusts 1415141318191813
Direction NNWNNWNNESESSWSSWWN
Beaufort 22212221
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) 22104641
Gusts 1313131218191711
Direction NNWNWNNEENESSSSSW
Beaufort 11002220
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) 01246865
Gusts 1217161924283428
Direction WSSWWSWSWSWSSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 01122322
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) 87987742
Gusts 3026293632212717
Direction SWWSWWSWWSWWSWSSWSSEENE
Beaufort 32332221
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 213212317523917518421
AIFS 6534333
GFS 910546621259116555
ICON 42242211451045632317412
ARPEGE 615512512619———
ICON-EU 619619834936———
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 north-northwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Sunday 1, from the southwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces south. 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 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 La RestingaQuestions

What's the wind like today in La Restinga?

Light breeze from the north-northwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 9 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 36 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 6.3 ft. On Sunday 1, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces south.

More about La Restinga today

Wind near La Restinga

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, 9.8 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 1:42 am (local time).

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