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Wind in Warkworth

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:11 am (GMT)
Now · from the southwest 5 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Warkworth is a light breeze from the southwest: 3 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 12 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Boulmer (EGQM), 4.9 mi away · 21 min ago

Wind1 mph from the north
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 3–8 mph · gusts 13 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 4–12 mph · gusts 20 S · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 3–7 mph · gusts 12 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 3–12 mph · gusts 21 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 4–9 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 2–9 mph · gusts 14 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 0–3 mph · gusts 7 WSW · Beaufort 1

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 86546545
Gusts 1311107111078
Direction SWSWSWSSSSSESSW
Beaufort 22222222
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) 6891110954
Gusts 101415171916117
Direction SSSWSSSSSSSW
Beaufort 23333322
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) 44446754
Gusts 7667101287
Direction SWSWSWSSWSSSWWSW
Beaufort 21222222
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) 43511121064
Gusts 769202120108
Direction WSWWSWNWNNNNWNW
Beaufort 21233322
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 1018815916102061291437
AIFS 10989663
GFS 715111710241018810111367
ICON 8141219711132281481259
ARPEGE 1014142012171521———
ICON-EU 81312207121221915——
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: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Sunday 1, from the north-northwest: cross-shore.

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 WarkworthQuestions

What's the wind like today in Warkworth?

Light breeze from the southwest: 5 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 12 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.3 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 east.

More about Warkworth today

Wind near Warkworth

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, 8.3 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 6:11 am (local time).

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