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Wind in Chula Vista

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 2:56 pm (PDT)
Now · from the southwest 8 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
7 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Chula Vista is a gentle breeze from the southwest: 3 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 17 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 26 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Imperial Beach (KNRS), 5.5 mi away · 1 h 3 min ago

Wind13 mph from the west-southwest
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, Wed 28 3–9 mph · gusts 11 S · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 3–11 mph · gusts 15 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–9 mph · gusts 14 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–11 mph · gusts 14 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 10–17 mph · gusts 26 SSW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 3–9 mph · gusts 15 N · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 3–9 mph · gusts 13 NNW · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44356864
Gusts 467761075
Direction EESEENEESESWSWWSWSE
Beaufort 22122322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 334481074
Gusts 86871115106
Direction ESEENEESSESWWWWNW
Beaufort 11223322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54456963
Gusts 7667111485
Direction SWSSWSSSWWSWWSWSW
Beaufort 22222321
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44565768
Gusts 7679911910
Direction SEESESSWWSWSSWSSE
Beaufort 22222223
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 719821414720917617412
AIFS 66541175
GFS 10610711898789977
ICON 717717615512822920615
HRRR 911910—————
NBM 1014111591411141726915913
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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Sunday 1, from the south-southwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces west. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 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
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in Chula VistaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Chula Vista?

Gentle breeze from the southwest: 8 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 17 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 26 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 3.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces west.

More about Chula Vista today

Wind near Chula Vista

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, 12 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 2:56 pm (local time).

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