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Wind in Oyster Bay

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:45 am (CDT)
Now · from the northeast 7 mph
Gusts
19 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 9:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Oyster Bay is a light breeze from the northeast: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 9:00 am with gusts of 21 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 14 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 23 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Gulf Shores/Edwards (KJKA), 4.9 mi away · 30 min ago

Wind6 mph from the east-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility9.9 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 2–8 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–10 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–12 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 4–12 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 4–11 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–14 mph · gusts 23 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 5–14 mph · gusts 23 SSE · 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) 67787342
Gusts 152119179658
Direction NENENEENEEWSWSWNNE
Beaufort 22232121
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 356810931
Gusts 12151717181676
Direction NENEENEENEEEEENE
Beaufort 12233311
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2459111174
Gusts 1013151819191513
Direction ENEENEENEEEEEE
Beaufort 12233322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 46711121166
Gusts 1516182120191516
Direction EEEENEEEENEENE
Beaufort 22234322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

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 918919919920111911341328
AIFS 91091313129
GFS 1023142015211624152117281428
ICON 818920921102112281125922
HRRR 8211121—————
NBM 816101812191221111914231423
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 northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the east-southeast: cross-shore.

The coast here faces south. 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 Oyster BayQuestions

What's the wind like today in Oyster Bay?

Light breeze from the northeast: 7 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 9:00 am with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 14 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 23 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.5 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 south.

More about Oyster Bay today

Wind near Oyster Bay

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, 2.5 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 2:45 am (local time).

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