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Wind in Playa de Santiago

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:05 pm (WET)
Now · from the northwest 2 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
7 mph at 9:00 am
In knots
1 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Playa de Santiago is a light air from the northwest: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 9:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 14 mph from the east, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Alajero/La Gomera (GCGM), 0.8 mi away · 35 min ago

WindCalm
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 1–7 mph · gusts 22 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–7 mph · gusts 15 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–7 mph · gusts 14 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–6 mph · gusts 23 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–7 mph · gusts 22 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–14 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 1–10 mph · gusts 14 NW · 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) 42377731
Gusts 111311161416138
Direction NWNWWSWSSWSSWSSWSE
Beaufort 21122210
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) 23117741
Gusts 1011671315128
Direction NWNNNWSSWSSWSSWSWN
Beaufort 11112220
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) 33316742
Gusts 11111291313126
Direction NNWNNWNNWSESSESSSWWNW
Beaufort 11102221
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) 33225654
Gusts 79121315212319
Direction NNWNNWWNWSWSSWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 11112221
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 1114613713812142016131014
AIFS 7847998
GFS 10108965811121491068
ICON 72852432411491150730327
ARPEGE 595949410———
ICON-EU 722715714623722——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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 northwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the east: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 Playa de SantiagoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Playa de Santiago?

Light air from the northwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 9:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 14 mph from the east, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 5.1 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 south.

More about Playa de Santiago today

Wind near Playa de Santiago

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 11:05 pm (local time).

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