Wind in St Mary's Bay
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:39 am (GMT)- Gusts
- 4 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 1 · light air
- Today's peak
- 11 mph at 11:00 pm
- In knots
- 3 kn
Today the wind in St Mary's Bay is a light air from the west: 0 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 22 mph from the east, with gusts of 27 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 0–11 mph · gusts 14 ESE · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 11–22 mph · gusts 27 E · Beaufort 5
- Sat 31 8–19 mph · gusts 26 E · Beaufort 5
- Sun 1 3–9 mph · gusts 15 NNE · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 7–14 mph · gusts 27 N · Beaufort 4
- Tue 3 10–19 mph · gusts 30 NE · Beaufort 5
- Wed 4 8–13 mph · gusts 25 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) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Gusts | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| Direction | WSW | NW | SSE | NW | ESE | NE | SE | ESE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 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) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 22 |
| Gusts | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 |
| Direction | ESE | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E |
| Beaufort | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 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) | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Gusts | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Direction | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Beaufort | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Gusts | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Direction | E | ENE | N | N | NNE | NNE | N | N |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 | 813 | 1321 | 1118 | 1123 | 1726 | 1930 | 1325 |
| AIFS | 8 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| GFS | 811 | 1015 | 914 | 1830 | 2026 | 1923 | 1920 |
| ICON | 711 | 1219 | 1219 | 1016 | 1626 | 1934 | 1930 |
| ARPEGE | 1113 | 1825 | 1522 | 1217 | — | — | — |
| AROME | 1114 | 2227 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 813 | 1119 | 1321 | 915 | 1427 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | medium | high | high | high | high | high |
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
On Friday 30, from the east: cross-onshore.
The coast here faces southeast. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 | 13–18 | Frequent whitecaps |
| 5 | Fresh breeze · week peak | 19–24 | Moderate waves, many whitecaps |
| 6 | Strong breeze | 25–31 | Large waves, foam crests |
Questions about the wind in St Mary's BayQuestions
What's the wind like today in St Mary's Bay?
Light air from the west: 3 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Friday 30: up to 22 mph from the east, with gusts of 27 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.2 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 southeast.
More about St Mary's Bay today
Wind near St Mary's Bay
- Camber 2 mph N · 9.3 mi
- Folkestone 1 mph N · 9.6 mi
- Dover 2 mph N · 17 mi
- Hastings 1 mph WSW · 20 mi
- Faversham 5 mph S · 21 mi
- Teynham 3 mph ESE · 23 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, 18 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 6:39 am (local time).
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