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Wind in Trinidad

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:04 pm (PDT)
Now · from the north 7 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Trinidad is a light breeze from the north: 1 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Arcata (KACV), 5.9 mi away · 11 min ago

Wind6 mph from the north
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 1–10 mph · gusts 17 N · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 3–9 mph · gusts 16 N · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–5 mph · gusts 7 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–4 mph · gusts 7 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–10 mph · gusts 14 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–5 mph · gusts 8 E · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–3 mph · gusts 6 E · Beaufort 1

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 632171075
Gusts 1787711161714
Direction NNNENNESENNWNNWNN
Beaufort 21112322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54459753
Gusts 14131311151186
Direction NNNENNENNNNN
Beaufort 22223221
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33332543
Gusts 66653765
Direction NENEENENENWNWNNWNNE
Beaufort 11111221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 43332434
Gusts 66653545
Direction ENEEEESESSWWNWNE
Beaufort 21111212
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 821617618513617921413
AIFS 8664832
GFS 811696679776664
ICON 81671551059917511610
HRRR 10171120—————
NBM 813711574710145836
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 north: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 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 TrinidadQuestions

What's the wind like today in Trinidad?

Light breeze from the north: 7 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 10 mph from the north, with gusts of 17 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 5.0 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces west.

More about Trinidad today

Wind near Trinidad

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, 6.9 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 6:04 pm (local time).

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