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Wind in Cayucos

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:16 pm (PDT)
Now · from the northeast 5 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
18 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Cayucos is a light breeze from the northeast: 0 mph to 18 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 30 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

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 0–18 mph · gusts 30 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 0–9 mph · gusts 15 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 0–7 mph · gusts 13 W · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–5 mph · gusts 8 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–8 mph · gusts 14 N · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 0–8 mph · gusts 13 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 2–6 mph · gusts 10 NNW · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 17131711295
Gusts 5142328135135
Direction SENEENEENEENEWSWNWNE
Beaufort 12443132
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 98744520
Gusts 1511969831
Direction ENEENENEENESSEWWNW
Beaufort 32222210
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11125740
Gusts 223491261
Direction WNWNNWNWWSWWSWWNW
Beaufort 11112220
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11123520
Gusts 22346732
Direction NNEENENEESWSWNWN
Beaufort 00111210
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 815612101871312231221717
AIFS 64551277
GFS 98911896699111578
ICON 7127146137179171119813
HRRR 1830915—————
NBM 71271171358814813610
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.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 CayucosQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cayucos?

Light breeze from the northeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 18 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 30 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 18 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 30 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 4.7 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 southwest.

More about Cayucos today

Wind near Cayucos

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, 15 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 9:16 pm (local time).

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