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Wind in Canewdon

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:30 am (GMT)
Now · from the west-southwest 2 mph
Gusts
3 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
5 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
1 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Canewdon is a light air from the west-southwest: 0 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 9 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 23 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Southend (EGMC), 3.8 mi away · 10 min ago

WindCalm
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 0–5 mph · gusts 9 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–9 mph · gusts 16 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 3–10 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 14 N · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 6–10 mph · gusts 20 N · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 7–15 mph · gusts 23 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 6–10 mph · gusts 21 NE · 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) 52203533
Gusts 94317965
Direction WSWWSWWSWNSEESEEENE
Beaufort 21101211
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22469966
Gusts 4461116161111
Direction ENEESEEEEEENEENE
Beaufort 11223322
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55469754
Gusts 99710181599
Direction EEENEENEEENENEENE
Beaufort 22123222
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) 22366754
Gusts 44610141398
Direction NNNNWNNWNNNNNW
Beaufort 11122222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.

What 6 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 499187151023132215231021
AIFS 59612141514
GFS 7910147101628172522221916
ICON 599161018714112116281629
ARPEGE 79142013191624———
ICON-EU 5991610187141120——
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighmediummedium

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 west-southwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Tuesday 3, from the north-northeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces north. 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 CanewdonQuestions

What's the wind like today in Canewdon?

Light air from the west-southwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 9 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 23 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces north.

More about Canewdon today

Wind near Canewdon

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, 8.1 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 6:30 am (local time).

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