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Wind in Newquay

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:41 pm (GMT)
Now · from the southeast 5 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
16 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Newquay is a light breeze from the southeast: 4 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 27 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Newquay/Cornwall (EGHQ), 3.7 mi away · 21 min ago

Wind6 mph from the south-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, Wed 28 4–16 mph · gusts 27 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 5–14 mph · gusts 24 SSE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 5–17 mph · gusts 28 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 3–12 mph · gusts 20 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–10 mph · gusts 24 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 7–13 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1515108121145
Gusts 262617212219138
Direction WSWWSWSWSWWSWWSWSSSE
Beaufort 44333322
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 556714131112
Gusts 7881024231820
Direction SESESESESSESSESESSE
Beaufort 22224433
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1013101015131011
Gusts 1623171625251918
Direction SESESESESESEESEESE
Beaufort 34334433
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 564812933
Gusts 912913201774
Direction EESEEESEESEESEENEE
Beaufort 22233311
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1731162613201321122911251321
AIFS 16151310111314
GFS 132514221522111992214241021
ICON 12211424122012206119151424
ARPEGE 1424172718271421———
AROME 162714241728————
ICON-EU 1222142412211220712——
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 southeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the southeast: offshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 NewquayQuestions

What's the wind like today in Newquay?

Light breeze from the southeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 27 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 17 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 6.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Newquay today

Wind near Newquay

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, 9.7 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 11:41 pm (local time).

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