Wind in Santa Monica
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:38 pm (PDT)- Gusts
- 10 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 10 mph at 4:00 pm
- In knots
- 7 kn
Today the wind in Santa Monica is a gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 3 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 18 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 19 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 3–10 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 3
- Thu 29 4–10 mph · gusts 14 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 3–10 mph · gusts 13 S · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 3–17 mph · gusts 19 S · Beaufort 4
- Sun 1 3–18 mph · gusts 19 NW · Beaufort 4
- Mon 2 3–11 mph · gusts 13 NNW · Beaufort 3
- Tue 3 2–9 mph · gusts 13 NW · Beaufort 3
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) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Gusts | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Direction | N | NE | NNE | ENE | SSW | SW | WSW | SW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Model | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR |
| 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) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Gusts | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
| Direction | NE | NE | NE | E | S | SSW | WSW | SW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Model | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Gusts | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| Direction | SW | S | SE | ESE | SSE | SSW | SSW | S |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
| 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) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| Gusts | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| Direction | ESE | E | E | E | SSE | SSW | SSW | WSW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Model | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Saturday 31.
What 6 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 | 616 | 618 | 719 | 513 | 616 | 417 | 210 |
| AIFS | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| GFS | 107 | 98 | 99 | 78 | 65 | 89 | 89 |
| ICON | 715 | 817 | 716 | 1020 | 1135 | 513 | 511 |
| HRRR | 1012 | 710 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NBM | 1013 | 1014 | 1013 | 1719 | 1819 | 1113 | 913 |
| Confidence | high | high | high | medium | medium | high | high |
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 west-southwest: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
On Sunday 1, from the northwest: cross-shore.
The coast here faces southwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 Santa MonicaQuestions
What's the wind like today in Santa Monica?
Gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 8 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Sunday 1: up to 18 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 19 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 2.4 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 southwest.
More about Santa Monica today
Wind near Santa Monica
- Malibu Pier 6 mph SW · 11 mi
- Hermosa Beach Municipal Pier 8 mph WSW · 12 mi
- Long Beach 7 mph SW · 25 mi
- Seal Beach 8 mph SW · 29 mi
- Santa Paula 8 mph SW · 40 mi
- Two Harbors 6 mph SW · 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, 1.4 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 5:38 pm (local time).
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