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Wind in Pacific Grove

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:50 pm (PDT)
Now · from the south-southeast 5 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Pacific Grove is a light breeze from the south-southeast: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the north, with gusts of 25 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Monterey Rgnl (KMRY), 4.2 mi away · 56 min ago

Wind6 mph from the east
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 2–8 mph · gusts 11 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 1–8 mph · gusts 13 W · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–10 mph · gusts 17 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–8 mph · gusts 13 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 6–14 mph · gusts 25 N · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 3–8 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–7 mph · gusts 14 WNW · 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) 54526833
Gusts 578971096
Direction SSESESEENENNENNWWNWS
Beaufort 22212311
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 63237775
Gusts 91183119119
Direction SEENENNWSWWSWWWW
Beaufort 21112222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 555569108
Gusts 989911161713
Direction WNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWNW
Beaufort 22222333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 64433678
Gusts 98877111213
Direction NNNENEENENWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 22211223
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 8187179209191119818615
AIFS 76641045
GFS 101081111117997710814
ICON 6146147154101227518412
HRRR 811811—————
NBM 132281310178131425812714
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 south-southeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Sunday 1, from the north: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 Pacific GroveQuestions

What's the wind like today in Pacific Grove?

Light breeze from the south-southeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the north, with gusts of 25 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 5.5 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Pacific Grove today

Wind near Pacific Grove

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, 9.4 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 10:50 pm (local time).

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