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Wind in Manhattan Beach

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:16 pm (PDT)
Now · from the southwest 2 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
11 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Manhattan Beach is a light air from the southwest: 1 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Los Angeles (KLAX), 3.9 mi away · 24 min ago

Wind3 mph from the south
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 1–11 mph · gusts 13 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 1–10 mph · gusts 12 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–9 mph · gusts 12 S · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–9 mph · gusts 11 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 5–11 mph · gusts 13 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 4–9 mph · gusts 11 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 2–10 mph · gusts 12 NW · 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) 223521175
Gusts 359931297
Direction SEENEEESWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 11121322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 23454285
Gusts 457745117
Direction NNENEENESESESWWSWWSW
Beaufort 11222132
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 85458974
Gusts 108791112106
Direction SWSSWSEESESSESSSWS
Beaufort 32223322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 65455666
Gusts 88798788
Direction SEEEESSESSWSSWSE
Beaufort 22222222
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 61761961849516417310
AIFS 5653456
GFS 107981198865109119
ICON 6157177189191029617513
HRRR 111368—————
NBM 911101291291111139111012
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in Manhattan BeachQuestions

What's the wind like today in Manhattan Beach?

Light air from the southwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 11 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 13 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 2.2 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 Manhattan Beach today

Wind near Manhattan Beach

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, 9.5 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 10:16 pm (local time).

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