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Wind in Polzeath

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:03 am (GMT)
Now · from the east-southeast 7 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Polzeath is a light breeze from the east-southeast: 4 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Newquay/Cornwall (EGHQ), 9.8 mi away · 33 min ago

Wind9 mph from the east-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 4–14 mph · gusts 24 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 5–15 mph · gusts 25 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–15 mph · gusts 23 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 11 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 13 E · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–14 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 10–12 mph · gusts 22 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) 647814131012
Gusts 811101422221720
Direction ESESEESESESSESSESESSE
Beaufort 22234433
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 111077151388
Gusts 1916131024241512
Direction SESESEESESESEESEESE
Beaufort 33224433
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1573611832
Gusts 231749171474
Direction ESESENEESEESEESEEE
Beaufort 42123311
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEICON-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) 32335744
Gusts 544591196
Direction SEESEESEEENENEENEE
Beaufort 11112222
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 1626132314221127132514211222
AIFS 15131011121413
GFS 1625162410231126142818241725
ICON 14231321122061071511201524
ARPEGE 152620321624914———
AROME 14241525—————
ICON-EU 142212181117711713——
Confidence highhighhighhighmediummediumhigh

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-southeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats 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 PolzeathQuestions

What's the wind like today in Polzeath?

Light breeze from the east-southeast: 7 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 15 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 4.4 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 northwest.

More about Polzeath today

Wind near Polzeath

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, 13 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 6:03 am (local time).

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