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Wind in Gweek

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:01 am (GMT)
Now · from the east-northeast 2 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
13 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Gweek is a light air from the east-northeast: 2 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Culdrose ) (EGDR), 2.3 mi away · 41 min ago

Wind6 mph from the southeast
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, Thu 29 2–13 mph · gusts 23 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 7–12 mph · gusts 21 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 6–13 mph · gusts 23 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 11 N · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–11 mph · gusts 30 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–8 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 7–12 mph · gusts 24 ENE · 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) 32381211109
Gusts 6451422211715
Direction SESESESESSESESESE
Beaufort 11134333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 778911111012
Gusts 1213141620201720
Direction SESESEESEESEESEEE
Beaufort 22333333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1110812131177
Gusts 1816142023211414
Direction ESEEESEESEESEEENENE
Beaufort 33334322
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) 54333655
Gusts 117665111110
Direction NNNNNNENNENNEN
Beaufort 22111222
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 14271221122282910338211224
AIFS 15121111141616
GFS 1323132211201323192616211424
ICON 142212191422613142217272032
ARPEGE 152413201725————
AROME 13231221—————
ICON-EU 142411191323611———
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-northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Saturday 31, from the east: onshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 GweekQuestions

What's the wind like today in Gweek?

Light air from the east-northeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 13 mph from the east, with gusts of 23 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 3.9 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Gweek today

Wind near Gweek

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, 6.9 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 1:01 am (local time).

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