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Wind in Saltfleet

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 12:00 am (GMT)
Now · from the southwest 6 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
16 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Saltfleet is a light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Donna Nook (EGXS), 3.9 mi away · 40 min ago

Wind6 mph from the south
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, Wed 28 6–16 mph · gusts 28 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 3–6 mph · gusts 10 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 3–7 mph · gusts 14 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 3–7 mph · gusts 12 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 3–16 mph · gusts 30 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 12–18 mph · gusts 29 N · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 10–15 mph · gusts 24 NNE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11111315151266
Gusts 171820252624119
Direction SWSWSSWSSWSWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 33444422
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 65346543
Gusts 986610976
Direction SWWSWSWSSWSSWSSSES
Beaufort 22122221
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) 45447734
Gusts 6776121267
Direction SSSSSSSESESSE
Beaufort 22222212
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) 43336543
Gusts 6665101065
Direction SSSSWSSWSSSWSWSW
Beaufort 21112221
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 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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1827711712710172115201524
AIFS 17887162017
GFS 1834712101479152315241321
ICON 1628712813712152616281527
ARPEGE 21321013914711———
ICON-EU 15286107147121630——
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 southwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the north: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 SaltfleetQuestions

What's the wind like today in Saltfleet?

Light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 18 mph from the north, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze 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?

Offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Saltfleet today

Wind near Saltfleet

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, 6.0 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 12:00 am (local time).

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