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Wind in Perranporth

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:32 am (GMT)
Now · from the southeast 6 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Perranporth is a light breeze from the southeast: 6 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Newquay/Cornwall (EGHQ), 9.5 mi away · 44 min ago

Wind7 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, Thu 29 6–14 mph · gusts 25 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 6–14 mph · gusts 25 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 3–13 mph · gusts 21 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 1–8 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–9 mph · gusts 30 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–9 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) 67761312910
Gusts 91091024251720
Direction SESESESESSESSESESSE
Beaufort 22224333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 812710131279
Gusts 1522131924241515
Direction SESESESESESEESEESE
Beaufort 33234423
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11135712943
Gusts 2021711181684
Direction ESESEEEESEESEEE
Beaufort 34223321
Model AROMEAROMEICON-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) 21326733
Gusts 645491295
Direction ESEENEENENNENNENEENE
Beaufort 11112211
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 1428122213259288339211224
AIFS 15121111141616
GFS 1523152211201123152612211324
ICON 142412201322611101715251730
ARPEGE 172717261726912———
AROME 14251425—————
ICON-EU 152412181219812———
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.

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 PerranporthQuestions

What's the wind like today in Perranporth?

Light breeze from the southeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 14 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 25 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 5.5 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 Perranporth today

Wind near Perranporth

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, 12 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 4:32 am (local time).

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