Wind in Saint Leonards-on-Sea
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:28 am (GMT)- Gusts
- 2 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 0 · calm
- Today's peak
- 8 mph at 11:00 pm
- In knots
- 1 kn
Today the wind in Saint Leonards-on-Sea is a calm from the north: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 28 mph.
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 1–8 mph · gusts 14 E · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 6–15 mph · gusts 26 ENE · Beaufort 4
- Sat 31 6–12 mph · gusts 23 ENE · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 4–7 mph · gusts 15 NNE · Beaufort 2
- Mon 2 5–12 mph · gusts 26 NNE · Beaufort 3
- Tue 3 8–16 mph · gusts 28 NE · Beaufort 4
- Wed 4 7–14 mph · gusts 26 ENE · Beaufort 4
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Gusts | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Direction | NW | NW | SE | NE | E | ESE | E | E |
| Beaufort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| Gusts | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 26 |
| Direction | ESE | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | NE | E |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Gusts | 23 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| Direction | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Gusts | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| Direction | ENE | ENE | NE | N | N | NNE | N | N |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.
What 7 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 59 | 714 | 612 | 1118 | 1623 | 1628 | 1426 |
| AIFS | 6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| GFS | 107 | 1214 | 1010 | 1929 | 2232 | 2331 | 2229 |
| ICON | 59 | 915 | 1017 | 813 | 1324 | 1529 | 1527 |
| ARPEGE | 57 | 1623 | 1219 | 1219 | — | — | — |
| AROME | 914 | 1526 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 612 | 918 | 1020 | 715 | 1226 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | medium | high | high | high | medium | medium |
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 north: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
On Tuesday 3, from the northeast: cross-offshore.
The coast here faces south. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Calm · today | 0–1 | Sea like a mirror |
| 1 | Light air | 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 Saint Leonards-on-SeaQuestions
What's the wind like today in Saint Leonards-on-Sea?
Calm from the north: 1 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 28 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is calm and waves are 1.9 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 Saint Leonards-on-Sea today
Wind near Saint Leonards-on-Sea
- Fairlight 1 mph NW · 5.1 mi
- Pevensey Bay 3 mph NNE · 9.1 mi
- New Romney 2 mph NW · 19 mi
- Seaford 5 mph E · 20 mi
- Brighton and Hove 5 mph ESE · 30 mi
- Folkestone 3 mph NW · 31 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 7.6 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 8:28 am (local time).
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