Wind in Ninilchik
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:21 pm (AKDT)- Gusts
- 5 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 0 · calm
- Today's peak
- 3 mph at 11:00 pm
- In knots
- 1 kn
Today the wind in Ninilchik is a calm from the south: 0 mph to 3 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 7 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 19 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 32 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, Wed 28 0–3 mph · gusts 7 ESE · Beaufort 1
- Thu 29 1–15 mph · gusts 27 SE · Beaufort 4
- Fri 30 6–19 mph · gusts 32 SSE · Beaufort 5
- Sat 31 2–8 mph · gusts 14 ENE · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 2–5 mph · gusts 13 NE · Beaufort 2
- Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 13 ENE · Beaufort 2
- Tue 3 0–7 mph · gusts 25 ENE · Beaufort 2
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) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gusts | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Direction | ESE | SE | SE | E | SW | NW | S | ESE |
| Beaufort | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| 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) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| Gusts | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 25 |
| Direction | E | ESE | E | ENE | ESE | SE | SE | SSE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| 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) | 17 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Gusts | 29 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSE | SE |
| Beaufort | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| 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) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Gusts | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| Direction | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | NNE | N | NE | NE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Low confidenceThey don't agree on the wind tomorrow: it may change.
What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 37 | 1527 | 1932 | 814 | 513 | 713 | 725 |
| AIFS | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| GFS | 75 | 1022 | 2126 | 1112 | 1214 | 1515 | 2234 |
| ICON | 813 | 2234 | 2235 | 1015 | 1015 | 915 | 1220 |
| Confidence | high | low | low | high | medium | medium | low |
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 south: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
On Friday 30, from the south-southeast: cross-offshore.
The coast here faces west. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Calm · today | 0–1 | Sea like a mirror |
| 1 | Light air | 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 NinilchikQuestions
What's the wind like today in Ninilchik?
Calm from the south: 1 mph now, peaking at 3 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 7 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Friday 30: up to 19 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 32 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is calm and waves are 1.6 ft. On Friday 30, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.
More about Ninilchik today
Wind near Ninilchik
- Clam Gulch 0 mph SW · 16 mi
- Cohoe 0 mph SW · 25 mi
- Kachemak 3 mph SSW · 27 mi
- Kalifornsky 3 mph E · 29 mi
- Halibut Cove 8 mph SE · 35 mi
- Seldovia Village 12 mph SE · 40 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, 4.5 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 6:21 pm (local time).
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